Over a few weeks, Marmion’s Dane Pardridge represents Northern Illinois at a team day, then transfers to Rutgers.

With so many advantages, Power 4 programs have no excuses for losing to a team from the MAC. That will be truer than ever ...

Thomas Hammock has been going against the grain since the beginning of the NIL era, and it's working at NIU. That operation will be tested in the coming year.

Hammock, 40, is 11-16 since taking over as coach prior to the 2019 season. Northern Illinois went 5-7 in his first season before going 0-6 in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.

On August 30, the 'Cats will open the season at Tulane, which went 9-5 overall and 7-1 in the American in 2024. Northwestern then rounds out its non-Big Ten schedule against FCS opponent Western ...

Northern Illinois coach Thomas Hammock, who has guided the Huskies to the top of their division after a winless 2020 season, has agreed to a contract extension that runs through the 2026-27 ...

Sep 7, 2024; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Northern Illinois Huskies head coach Thomas Hammock watches in the first quarter against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: ...

Northern Illinois head coach Thomas Hammock, center, talks into his headset during an NCAA college football game against Notre Dame, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Michael ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Thomas Hammock had no interest in his underdog Northern Illinois team settling for an overtime against Georgia Tech. Once Rocky Lombardi’s second touchdown pass in the final ...

Northern Illinois head coach Thomas Hammock was emotional after the dramatic victory. “We didn’t need luck,” Hammock said. “That was our theme. I didn’t think we needed luck.

Thomas Hammock has been going against the grain since the beginning of the NIL era, and it's working at NIU. That operation will be tested in the coming year.