NIU-BYU football game moved to Huskie Stadium from Bridgeview

Posted July 08, 2020 1:00 am

Daily Herald report

Northern Illinois University will host the BYU Cougars Oct. 24 in Huskie Stadium, bringing the contest originally scheduled for SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview back to campus, officials said Wednesday.

Due to restrictive stadium capacity limits and safety measures set in place by the state during the COVID-19 pandemic, NIU and city of Bridgeview officials agreed to move the game out of SeatGeek Stadium.

"Our team and staff were looking forward to the opportunity to play the 2020 Huskie Chi-Town Showdown vs. BYU at SeatGeek Stadium," said NIU Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics Sean Frazier. "COVID-19 has obviously brought about many changes for all of us, and we continue to adapt and make the best decisions possible for NIU, our student-athletes and fans."

NIU will now play five Saturday home games - and six total games - in Huskie Stadium in 2020. The BYU game is the second game on the Huskies' schedule to undergo changes. On June 22 the Mid-American Conference announced the Buffalo game originally scheduled Nov. 3 will be played Oct. 31 after the NCAA encouraged all member institutions to suspend athletics activities on Election Day.

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