Northern Illinois Huskies NCAA Football News

Rockford, Illinois-NIU has had a great run on talented quarterbacks with Chandler Harnish and Jordan Lynch.

That's not to say Northern Illinois is the best season-opening opponent during that stretch - because it isn't.

When a team is looking to make a coaching change, they usually look for a big and flashy name; they want to make a splash.

We interrupt the fading days of spring with a question to ponder between now and the time footballs take flight ... When was the last time Iowa played a bigger season-opener in helmets and shoulder pads than the one parked on Aug. 31 against Northern Illinois? And when did a season-starter with that much on the line mean muscling through a player ... (more)

Caption: Iowa's Damon Bullock crosses into the end zone in front of Northern Illinois' Dechane Durante during the fourth quarter of their college football game Saturday, Sept.

Rising sophomore running back Kentrail Moran is one to watch as he continues to make a name for himself at O'Fallon.

For those college football fans who also find themselves playing with their favorite team or player on NCAA Football for XBox, most know all about the possibility of unlocking different codes when certain achievements are accomplished.

GoBlueWolverine was on hand at Sunday's NFTC in Columbus. Check out highlights of 2015 Indianapolis Park Tudor outside linebacker Darrin Kirkland.

A new wave of Canadian defenders are looking to put the homegrown 'Steel' tough attitude back in to the 'Steel City' defence.

Dre Brown, already a great running back, is trying his hand in the defensive backfield to help his overall game this spring.

Believe it or not there is a dedicated SB Nation blog to Northern Illinois! Red and Black Attack has long been a member of hte network, even dating back to our 2009 meeting with the Huskies.

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MAC teams are a staple on the early season Big Ten schedule. Lying almost entirely in the footprint of the Big Ten and with approximately 47 schools from Ohio, the conference makes natural sense as early non-conference opponents.

Alabama hosted dozens and dozens of players from Sunday to Wednesday as a part of Nick Saban's initial 2013 football camp, and BamaMag.com caught up with 12 standouts that had plenty to say about their participation, recruitment and overall impression of Alabama.

One of those deals with those players who just get under the skin of opposing fans.

Six victories. That's all the state's two most prominent college football teams need to be in the bowl-game mix.

No list of the MAC's best is incomplete without the senior leader of the MAC champs' superior offensive line.

Matt Swaine preps at the same Illinois school that produced a tall defensive end that ended up with Iowa.

Phil Steele, a college football guru and publisher of his own magazine, outlined the six toughest schedules in a recent ESPN.com article .