Northern Illinois Huskies

4 Corners: Best pre-Christmas bowl game to watch?

2012-12-13 17:10:00

New Mexico Bowl David Teel Daily Press Absent a connection to either team or a need for immediate counseling, no pre-Christmas bowl merits your attention. But if desperate to avoid the mall Saturday, settle in for Nevada and Arizona in the New...

Is NIU's BCS bowl bid a flaw in the system?

2012-12-03 17:10:52

Happy for the MAC Ron Fritz Baltimore Sun I have no idea whether Northern Illinois playing in the Orange Bowl is a strength or weakness of the BCS system, but I'm glad to see a Mid-American Conference school in a BCS bowl. Seven MAC schools are going...

Freshman QB Keenan Reynolds ready to start for Mids on Friday

2012-10-10 16:15:00

Keenan Reynolds started his first game as a freshman in high school outside Nashville, Tenn., so the news that he was going to become the first freshman to start at quarterback for Navy in more than two decades doesn't seem like that big a deal to him....

The Next Level: Edwards helps key Arkansas State's turnaround

2011-12-05 06:10:00

The Next Level is a weekly Recruiting Report feature that focuses on natives of Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Carroll County, Harford County and Howard County who appear on NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision rosters....

Their signature victory

2011-12-04 20:41:13

Oklahoma State got its statement win. Critics of the Cowboys had questioned whether they were worthy of playing for the national championship. Their 44-10 win over Oklahoma proved they are ready for the big time. LSU's defense is really, really good....

NIU has a tough act to surpass

2011-12-04 20:43:22

Weekends don't turn out much better than this past one for first-year Northern Illinois football coach Dave Doeren. His Huskies (10-3, 7-1 MAC) captured their first Mid-American Conference championship in 28 years Friday night in Detroit with a frantic...

No question, these 20 are the best

2011-12-08 00:00:00

The holidays can be stressful, and once the Christmas season hits, free time is precious. Thus, in the holiday spirit of selflessness, here is our top 20 (of the 35 games) to help you best adjust your calendar around the holidays. 20. Holiday Bowl,...

College basketball scoring reaches 60-year low

2013-05-19 06:14:02

The caliber of the play in Louisville's 82-76 win over Michigan in the NCAA tournament final was applauded by many because of the high-powered offenses on display. Given the ever-slowing pace in college basketball, the game also was an anomaly....

Tulsa World, Okla., John E. Hoover column

2013-05-12 10:54:03

There has been every indication so far that when college football's postseason goes to a four-team playoff to determine its champion in 2014 that a forthcoming selection committee will give all due consideration to a team's strength of schedule....

Metro & state: Central Michigan baseball beats Akron on Senior Day, plus more

2013-05-13 08:34:02

BASEBALL: Central Michigan (23-27, 10-14 Mid-American Conference) recorded a season-high 23 hits and every starter scored at least one run in an 18-8 win over visiting Akron on Sunday. Sophomores Nick Regnier (4-for-4), Cody Leichman (4-for-6) and Pat...

Kentucky favored in NCAA tennis regional

2013-05-10 06:54:04

For Cedric Kauffmann, this weekend is a first. For his Kentucky men's tennis team, it's becoming old hat. The Wildcats and their first-year head coach Kauffmann play host to first- and second-round matches in the NCAA Tournament. The No. 8 overall...

Purdue's Hazell a football coach on the go

2013-05-10 09:44:02

This is the first of a three-part Q&A series with Purdue football coach Darrell Hazell. WEST LAFAYETTE -- Darrell Hazel is a man on the go. There is a Purdue football tradition to restore, fan interest to revive, new offensive and defensive systems to...

Northern Illinois Huskies quarterback Jordan Lynch (R) is brought down by Florida State University defenders in the second quarter of their 2013 Discover Orange Bowl NCAA football game in Miami, Florida January 1, 2013.

2013-01-02 00:00:00

Trending on: Baltimore Twitter, Google Trends Why: It wasn't a lost cause, but a loss on the field for Northern Illinois, which crashed the Orange Bowl party as unwanted guests from the Mid-American Conference and fell Tuesday night to favored Florida State 31-10. []

2013-01-02 00:00:00

Trending on: Baltimore Twitter, Google Trends Why: It wasn't a lost cause, but a loss on the field for Northern Illinois, which crashed the Orange Bowl party as unwanted guests from the Mid-American Conference and fell Tuesday night to favored Florida State 31-10. []

2013-01-02 00:00:00