Northern Illinois University
-
Dark side can be so tempting for college sportsJan 03, 2013 4:30 am - Goose bumps are receding in DeKalb and cheers are quieting in Evanston. So now what? As often is said in sports, if you aren’t getting better you’re getting worse. That ...
-
NIU lost bowl, but Huskies came out winnersJan 02, 2013 4:45 pm - MIAMI — It all sounded so right. Go down to Florida, play some golf, have a few beverages and celebrate NIU in the Orange Bowl. The game is ancillary, is how we had it f...
-
Huskies loaded with talent for next seasonJan 02, 2013 3:49 pm - It’s not all doom and gloom for Northern Illinois despite Tuesday’s 31-10 loss to Florida State in the Orange Bowl. The Huskies are losing only eight starters from a tea...
-
NIU coaches, players react to Orange Bowl lossJan 02, 2013 6:33 am - MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Coach Rod Carey wasn’t ready to assess the impact of Northern Illinois’ first appearance in a Bowl Championship Series game when he was asked the q...
-
Fans celebrate Northwestern's win, bear with NIU lossJan 01, 2013 11:00 pm - Bob Baker of Cary was hoarse minutes after the Northwestern Wildcats notched their first bowl victory in 64 years, defeating the Mississippi State Bulldogs 34-20 in a se...
-
NIU can't overcome Florida StateJan 01, 2013 7:00 pm - MIAMI — Anxious to avoid an Orange Bowl shocker, the Florida State Seminoles kept getting tricked. An onside kick fooled them, as did a fake punt, and a pooch punt by N...
-
Undersized Baxter a big key for NIU defenseDec 31, 2012 3:49 pm - MIAMI SHORES, Fla. — When sports pundits railed against the notion of a BCS bowl bid going to Mid-American Conference champion Northern Illinois, senior defensive end Al...
-
NIU legend Bork likes Huskies’ chancesDec 31, 2012 3:49 pm - Before there was Jordan Lynch and Chandler Harnish at Northern Illinois, there was George Bork. The most prolific throwing quarterback of his time and a member of the co...
-
Challenging year for FSU’s quarterbackDec 31, 2012 3:47 pm - MIAMI — When quarterback EJ Manuel takes the Orange Bowl field Tuesday for his final game at Florida State, his mother will be home in Virginia, recovering from her fina...
-
Orange Bowl win would put NIU on the mapDec 31, 2012 3:02 pm - MIAMI — Florida State’s biggest weakness heading into their Orange Bowl game against Northern Illinois might be Midwestern geography. The Seminoles concede they’d be har...