The last time NIU won a bowl game, it was against Arkansas State after the 2011 season. This year, they’ll get another shot at the Red Wolves in the Camellia Bowl.
The Mid-American Conference on Thursday announced it will eliminate divisions for football, with the top two teams based on winning percentage competing in the MAC Championship game.
NIU wide receiver Trayvon Rudolph and safety C.J. Brown announced they would be entering the transfer portal on Tuesday, joining linebacker/safety Devin Lafayette as announcing they would be looking for other schools.
Northern Illinois University football great Mark Kellar, the 1973 NCAA rushing champion who still holds six school records and ranks among the Huskies’ top four running backs all-time, passed away in Minneapolis at the age of 71.
The Wildcats heated up from the floor, the Huskies turned ice cold and started turning the ball over again, and Northwestern came away with the 89-67 win, snapping a five-game winning streak for NIU.
'We found a way to win and that is the only thing that matters:' Rocky Lombardi, Gavin Williams and NIU put together a scoring drive when it mattered most to knock off Kent State and earn a bowl bid.
It happened in dramatic fashion against a struggling Kent State team, but NIU picked up its sixth win of the year to become bowl eligible.
After a 1-4 start to the year, the NIU football team is poised to qualify for a bowl game for the second time in three years. The Huskies (5-6, 4-3 Mid-American Conference) need a win over Kent State (1-10, 0-7) to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2021.
The NIU men’s basketball team picked up its third straight win, knocking off host Georgia State in the first game of the Capitol Challenge on Friday afternoon in Atlanta.