Chandler Harnish News

Season FInale Northern Illinois heads to Mt. Pleasant, Mich. for a "Black Friday" meeting versus 2009 MAC West Division champ Central Michigan.

Radio: Noon, Friday; WNTD-AM 950, WAUR-AM 930. Records: Northern Illinois 7-4, 5-2 MAC; Central MIchigan 9-2, 7-0. Last meeting: Central Michigan won 33-30 in overtime on Nov.

Central Michigan quarterback Dan LeFevour is congratulated by assistant coach Paul Volero after a 29-27 win over Michigan State on Sept.

DeKALB – Redshirt sophomore right tackle Adam Kiel will be out for the rest of the season with a right foot injury that will require surgery, Northern Illinois coach Jerry Kill said at Monday's weekly news conference.

NIU fullback Kyle Skarb reaches for the end zone in Saturday's 38-31 loss at Ohio.

Theo Scott threw three touchdown passes to lead Ohio to a 38-31 win over Northern Illinois on Saturday, keeping the Bobcats' Mid-American Conference title hopes alive.

Last updated on 11/19/2009 at 11:08 p.m. Last season, NIU had a not-so-secret weapon: defensive end Larry English.

DeKALB – Cory Hanson took a look at Ohio's pistol offense and concluded one thing for certain.

When the 2009 season began, the Northern Illinois Huskies were projected to finish third in the Mid-American West behind Western and Central Michigan.

DeKALB – Senior wide receiver Preston Williams waited almost five years to make his first catch for Northern Illinois.

Posted by ESPN.com's Graham Watson While Central Michigan has dominated many of the headlines in the Mid-American Conference this season with their 8-2 campaign, Northern Illinois has quietly crept up the standings to give the Chippewas a challenge.

Northern Illinois' offensive philosophy isn't hard to figure out. The Huskies play with an old-school mentality where the run game is king.

DeKALB – Quarterback Chandler Harnish practiced Sunday and Northern Illinois coach Jerry Kill said at his weekly news conference that the injured quarterback would be limited to certain drills at Monday's practice.

DeKALB – When the Eastern Michigan defense stacked the line with defenders Thursday night, they were testing Northern Illinois quarterback DeMarcus Grady to beat them.

DeKALB – Tommy Davis thought he was going to get tackled. So did almost everyone else in Huskie Stadium.

If red isn't one of Jerry Kill's favorite colors, it probably should be. Not because of the red jerseys his Northern Illinois University players wear, but how the 5-3 Huskies are performing in the red zones -- those areas between the goal and 20-yard lines on each end of the field.

Between his recent dental surgery and whatever virus courses through his veins - and pays special attention to his vocal cords - Northern Illinois coach Jerry Kill needs to spend a day or two healing instead of hollering.

DeKALB – Playing essentially on one leg didn't do too much to hurt Jason Onyebuagu's overall performance, at least in the eyes of Northern Illinois coach Jerry Kill.

Getting offensive: Chad Spann ran for 125 yards and scored two touchdowns, giving him 14 for the season.

Northern Illinois running back Chad Spann runs for a 28-yard touchdown during Saturday's 27-10 victory against Akron at Huskie Stadium.