Here are some parting thoughts as the 2024 college football season officially came to a close for the major programs around Illinois.

One college football head coach who ... Hammock has been the head coach at Northern Illinois since 2019, and he also played running back for the Huskies from 1999 until 2002.

The then-No. 5 Fighting Irish had just been upset 16-14 at home by Northern Illinois. Freeman's crew had a long road ahead of it, one that led to the College Football Playoff national title game ...

Washington only offered him a walk-on opportunity but having grown up a Husky fan, he decided to take the Huskies up on the ... up his five seasons of college football with 42 tackles and one ...

Among that group were two representativ The Northern Illinois Huskies' football program is officially joining the Mountain West Conference for the 2026 season. NIU's board of trustees approved the ...

Northern Illinois makes 43.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.5 percentage points higher than Central Michigan has allowed to its opponents (40.5%). Central Michigan's 37.4% ...

Northern Illinois is 1-2 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 17.6 turnovers per game. The Chippewas are 4-4 against MAC opponents. Central Michigan averages 19.2 turnovers ...

Akron will try to keep its three-game road win streak alive when the Zips play Northern Illinois. The teams match up Tuesday for the first time this season.

Led by Tavari Johnson's 21 points, the Akron Zips defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies 80-70 on Tuesday night. The Zips are now 15-5 on the season, while the Huskies fell ...

Northern Illinois Huskies (7-10, 1-5 MAC) at Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-15, 0-6 MAC) Ypsilanti, Michigan; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois faces Eastern Michigan in MAC ...