Northern Illinois football coach Thomas Hammock runs practice at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb on Sept. 17, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) NIU has an undergraduate enrollment of more than ...

Here's one personal memory of covering Northern Illinois University football. The school introduced new head coach Joe Novak during winter break in 1995, so the campus was deserted. But inside the ...

The Northern Illinois Huskies (4-3) are 13-point favorites when they visit the Ball State Cardinals (2-5) in a MAC matchup on Saturday, October 26, 2024 at Scheumann Stadium. The over/under is set ...