Northern Illinois University NCAA News

Derek Thompson scored 19 points and LaMont Russell grabbed 16 rebounds as Southeast Missouri defeated Northern Illinois in overtime on Sunday, 70-64. Thompson's 3-pointer in the first minute of the extra period put Southeast Missouri ahead to stay.

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.

Sean Kowal hit a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds to pace Northern Illinois to an 85-57 victory over Tennessee State.

Brandon Paul had 20 points Tuesday to lead No. 25 Illinois past Northern Illinois 80-61. Mike Davis added 14 for the Illini and also pulled down 17 rebounds.

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

Illinois' D.J. Richardson lays the ball up in front of Northern Illinois' Sean Kowal in the first half of Tuesday's game at Assembly Hall in Champaign.

The 23rd-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini take aim at their second straight win to open the season as they play host to the Huskies of Northern Illinois tonight at Assembly Hall in Champaign.

Illinois will only be playing its second game when it takes on Northern Illinois tonight.

When Ball State coach Stan Parrish takes a look at Northern Illinois on film, he sees the same thing he saw in MAC East leader Temple.

And here I thought I wasted four years of high school French and a year of college French.

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

Jeremy Nash scored 20 points to lead Northwestern past Northern Illinois 77-55 Friday night in the season opener for both teams.

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.

It's hard to believe, but it's already Week 11 - which means it's mid-November. The Big Three - Alabama, Florida and Texas - have what should be relatively easy conference games, with all three playing on the road.

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.

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.

Deltaa s defense was dominant all night long against the visiting Cortez Panthers last Friday night.

Tommy Davis returned the opening kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown, and Chad Spann ran for a career-high 174 yards and two scores to help Northern Illinois rout winless Eastern Michigan 50-6 on Thursday night.

Former Warren Central standout Jason Onyebuagu is a senior guard for the Northern Illinois University football team and in his third season as a full-time starter.