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Ball State comes back to win Bronze Stalk, beating NIU 44-38 in 2OT
The Cardinals come back from down 17 to push the Huskies to 1-4
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2022 MAC Football Week 5 Game Preview: Northern Illinois Huskies at Ball State Cardinals
It’s Bronze Stalk Week!! The Huskies and Cardinals will face off in their annual trophy game
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Game Recap: Kentucky Wildcats 31, NIU Huskies 23
Huskies hang with Wildcats early, but ultimately can’t keep pace in the second half.
2022 MAC Football Week 3 Game Preview: Northern Illinois Huskies at #8 Kentucky Wildcats
The Huskies take on their second straight SEC opponent as they head down to Lexington to face a top-ten Wildcats team.
NIU signs 30 in the 2015 class
Another year, another solid recruiting class for Rod Carey and his staff.
Game Recap: NIU Huskies 28, Vanderbilt Commodores 38
NIU, without Lombardi, struggles in second half and falls in the first of their two scheduled SEC contests in 2022.
2022 MAC Football Week 3 Game Preview: Vanderbilt Commodores @ NIU Huskies
This Saturday the Huskies will play host to an SEC school for just the second time ever.
What We Learned from NIU’s 38-35 loss to Tulsa
The Huskies’ risky move at the end of the game didn’t pay off this week and it left NIU with a 1-1 record
2022 MAC Football Week 2 Game Preview: Northern Illinois Huskies at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
The Huskies travel south to Oklahoma for their first road game of the season.
What We Learned from Northern Illinois’ 34-27 win over Eastern Illinois
The Huskies have some work to do moving forward, especially on the defensive side.
2022 MAC Football Week 1 Game Recap: NIU 34, Eastern Illinois 27
The Huskies survive a scare from the Panthers of Eastern Illinois
2022 MAC Football Week 1 Game Preview: Eastern Illinois vs. NIU
The Huskies open their 2022 season at home against in-state rival Eastern Illinois
2022 MAC Football Positional Previews: Northern Illinois Huskies defensive backs
NIU only managed three interceptions last season...a number this team will look to improve upon
2022 MAC Football Positional Previews: Northern Illinois Huskies front seven
The Huskies will look for their defensive front seven to improve this year and get to the opposition quicker.
2022 MAC Football Positional Previews: Northern Illinois Huskies offensive line
The Huskies will rely on their front five to set up their offense...luckily it’s one of the deepest groups in the MAC.
2022 MAC Football Positional Previews: Northern Illinois Huskies offensive skill positions
The Huskies return a lot of offensive firepower as they look to repeat as MAC Champions in 2022.
Northern Illinois WR Trayvon Rudolph out for season after suffering non-contact knee injury
Rudolph was the Huskies’ leading receiver during their 2021 MAC title run, securing all-conference honors in the process.
Setbacks and comebacks: College football through the lens of 8th year senior Kyle Pugh
Three season-ending injuries, a year hampered by COVID, and two MAC titles later, Kyle Pugh begins one last journey at NIU.
2022 Non-Conference Opponent Primer: Northern Illinois Huskies
NIU’s non-conference slate features a pair of SEC squads and a tough AAC team.
2022 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 14 Recap
The conference tournament is all set, as Ball State wins the regular season MAC title and will host CMU, Toledo and Ohio in the postseason tourney.
2022 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 13 Recap
Central Michigan takes a half game lead for the regular season championship into the last weekend. Ball State is lurking and ready to take advantage of any mistakes.
2022 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 12 Recap
Ohio sweeps Akron and creates a gap with the teams chasing them for the last spot in the MAC Tournament. Eastern Michigan splits with NIU fall back.
2022 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 11 Recap
The Ball State Cardinals made their mark on the conference standings this weekend, sweeping Central Michigan. Hosting the MAC tournament is theirs to lose.
NFL Draft History Lesson: Northern Illinois Huskies (2017-2021)
NIU’s Mid-American Conference success is translating to the NFL, with three selections over the last five drafts.
2022 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 10 Recap
Toledo sweeps Eastern Michigan to create a gap between themselves and the mess of teams competing for fourth in a vital clash over the week of #MACBats.
2022 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 9 Recap
Ball State has the smallest slip-up while Central Michigan uses it to create a gap. Ohio and Toledo take three of four from their opponents and put themselves in playoff positions.
2022 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 8 Recap
Ball State wins a game against a top 25 ranked Oregon team, and CMU keeps rolling. They swept Northern Illinois. The rest of the conference is a soup, but it will settle into layers soon enough.
2022 NFL Draft Prospect Report: Northern Illinois Huskies
Five Huskies will pursue their draft dreams in 2022, as a young pup roster still tries to take shape in DeKalb.
2022 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 7 Recap
Central Michigan and Ball State are (once again) on a collision course in the battle for the top seed in the MAC.
2022 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 6 Recap
Ball State has an early conference lead in a very run friendly league. Central Michigan has the best pitching staff and is the only team built around outstanding pitching.
2022 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 5 Recap
Ball State, Central Michigan and Ohio are off to great starts and are top three in the conference. Runs return and good pitching is the difference in winning performances.
2022 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 4 Recap
Pitching dominated a cold and wet weekend. Miami is the hottest team in the MAC and the Chippewas and Flashes split their shortened series.
2022 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 3 Recap
The ball was flying in week three, and now teams return home to colder temperatures to play conference games.