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Conference Realignment Look Back: When Northern Illinois Thought They Were Getting to the Big 8
Northern Illinois University, currently a strong Mid-American Conference member, once dreamed big during a past era of conference realignment. After being independent upon their departure from the MAC, they decided to join the Big West in 1993. Why in the world would NIU do that? Because they seriously thought of it as a stepping stone to the Big 8 Conference.
From the '93 Chicago...
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Undrafted Northern Illinois WR Nathan Palmer To Sign With 49ers
Northern Illinois WR Nathan Palmer will signed with the 49ers as un undrafted free agent, he tweeted. Palmer was a third-team All-Mid-American Conference selection in 2011 after catching 47 passes for 695 yards and seven TDs. Source: CBSSports Attached Thumbnails
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April 28, 2012
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April 28, 2012
NFL Draft Talk: Sleeper Quarterback Chandler Harnish
With the NFL Draft right around the corner, teams and scouts are looking for those later round players that could develop into something special in the league.
Enter Northern Illinois quarterback Chandler Harnish.
Harnish is a 6’2”, 219 lbs. quarterback from Bluffton, Indiana. Coming out of high school, he was given the term ‘Dual-Threat Quarterback’, but thrived to prove...
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March 26, 2012
Northern Illinois LB Jamaal Bass indicted for tackling band members, are we all at fault?
Northern Illinois linebacker Jamaal Bass was indicted yesterday on one count of misdemeanor assault and one count of felony assault for running into two Toledo band members as his team made its way onto the field (see video below, he’s #6). The video evidence makes clear that Bass actually did aggressively run into these two band members, who [...]
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March 21, 2012
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March 21, 2012
Revisited: NIU Football Player Indicted For Knocking Over Toledo Band Member (Video)
Last November, we brought you the story of Northern Illinois freshman linebacker Jamaal Bass knocking over a Toledo band member by lunging into him with his shoulder as the NIU football team ran onto the field. Both band members were hospitalized with concussions, and Bass was suspended for a game by the team and for an additional two games by the Mid-American conference.
Well...
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March 21, 2012
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March 21, 2012
Northern Illinois University Linebacker Jamaal Bass Indicted for Assault on Toledo Band Member (Video)
With the University of Toledo marching band exiting the field, Northern Illinois University's team was trying to take the field. The result of that many people all trying to occupy the same space was disastrous for one young band member, and could mean prison time for NIU freshman Jamaal Bass. Bass, a linebacker on the Northern Illinois' football team, is facing felonious...
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March 20, 2012
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March 20, 2012
Northern Illinois Linebacker Faces Felony Charges for Knocking Down Toledo Band Member
Jamaal Bass, a redshirt freshman linebacker for the Northern Illinois Huskies, has been indicted in Ohio and is facing both misdemeanor as well as felony assault charges for allegedly running into and knocking down Toledo band members as his team was taking the field in a game this fall.
In the below video, you can see Bass (No. 6) in the lower right hand corner run shoulder first...
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March 20, 2012
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March 20, 2012
Toledo Band Dweeb wants to Give a Northern Illinois Player 8 Years in Prison for Trucking Him during Introductions
Updating a 2011 throwback college football season story, Toledo band geeks are still weak. On the far right of the screen when the trucking occurs, you will witness just another band geek getting pushed around by a jock, freshman linebacker Jamaal Bass, as he finishes up warm-ups for the huge MACtion game. Well, those three years he has remaining with Northern Illinois are in jeopardy...
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March 20, 2012
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March 20, 2012
Northern Illinois LB indicted in Ohio
Northern Illinois linebacker Jamaal Bass has been indicted in Ohio on a felonious assault charge on allegations he intentionally ran into the Toledo marching band, knocking down a member, as he took the field when the teams played in November.
The Lucas County grand jury on Friday also indicted the redshirt freshman from Miramar, Fla., on a misdemeanor assault charge.
Bass was...
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March 20, 2012
N. Illinois tops Ark. St. in GoDaddy.com
Martel Moore caught eight passes for 224 yards and a touchdown Sunday night, and Northern Illinois rallied for a 38-20 victory over Arkansas State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl.
The Huskies trailed 13-0 late in the first quarter, but the Mid-American Conference champions scored 31 straight points on the way to their ninth straight victory. It was the third time this season Northern Illinois...
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January 09, 2012
N. Illinois 72, Roosevelt 46
Antone Christian scored 14 points and Northern Illinois held Roosevelt to just eight points in the second half to earn its first victory of the season with a 72-46 win Monday night.
Tim Toler added 12 points and Abdel Nader had 11 for the Huskies (1-11).
Trailing by five at the half, Northern Illinois outscored the Lakers 39-8 in the second half. Down 42-37, Christian scored the...
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January 03, 2012
Northern Illinois meets Arkansas St in bowl game
Arkansas State will face Northern Illinois in the GoDaddy.com Bowl in a matchup of conference champions with star quarterbacks.
Bowl officials announced Sunday that Mid-American Conference champion Northern Illinois (10-3) accepted an invitation for the contest played Jan. 8, the eve of the national title game.
Sun Belt Conference champion Arkansas State (10-2) was set as the other...
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December 04, 2011
Northern Illinois Player Suspended For Tackling Band Member Before Game (Video)
Northern Illinois has suspended their freshman linebacker Jamaal Bass for tackling a band member before their Tuesday night match-up with Toledo.
Washington Post - “After reviewing the tape of last night’s pregame encounter between
our team and the University of Toledo’s marching band, and discussing
the situation with (athletic director) Jeff Compher, we have decided...
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November 03, 2011
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November 03, 2011
Northern Illinois suspends linebacker Jamaal Bass
Northern Illinois suspended freshman linebacker Jamaal Bass for one game Wednesday for bowling over a member of Toledo's marching band when the Huskies took the field before their 63-60 road victory Tuesday night.
Bass will miss the Huskies' game Tuesday night against Bowling Green.
''After reviewing the tape of last night's pregame encounter between our team...
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November 02, 2011
NAME THAT TUNE
LB suspended for bumping bander
A Northern Illinois linebacker has been suspended a game for trucking a member of Toledo's band prior to the game.
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November 02, 2011
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November 02, 2011
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