http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/team/407 Recent articles about the Northern Illinois Huskies en-us The All-MAC teams were announced yesterday, and the Falcons fared pretty well, although I have one pretty major quibble with what was decided.To no one's surprise, LeFevour won the Leadership Award (MVP) as well as offensive player of the year, both well deserved awards. I wondered if they wouldn't split the two of them (one for LeFevour and one for Barnes), but even in my orangest heart I can't quibble with these choices. Beyond that, four Falcons were honored. Freddie did m... Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:44:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/All_MAC_teams_announced_Sheehan_Robbed_Ignorance_Reigns/1673174 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/All_MAC_teams_announced_Sheehan_Robbed_Ignorance_Reigns/1673174 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/All_MAC_teams_announced_Sheehan_Robbed_Ignorance_Reigns/1673174 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/6/a60aed6b9fadf8d2fe9f590053ccd41f7defe775/small/Bowling_Green_v_c18e.jpg Quarterback Chandler Harnish threw a touchdown pass in his first appearance in nearly a month as Northern Illinois topped Ball State on Thursday. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/N_Illinois_dumps_Ball_St_nabs_4th_straight_win/1555134 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/N_Illinois_dumps_Ball_St_nabs_4th_straight_win/1555134 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/N_Illinois_dumps_Ball_St_nabs_4th_straight_win/1555134 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/0/c059f64a6e85d31928d818f6d1a454e676cfa0aa/small/b7.jpg The Northern Illinois football team completed the first half of its third two-a-day practice of the preseason on Wednesday, but rain and lightning forced the evening session to be cancelled. One of the focal points at the beginning of practice was special teams. With a very competitive battle between punters Ryan Neir (Roscoe, Ill./Hononegah) and Josh Wilber (Phoenix, Ariz./Barry Goldwater/Phoenix College) and the return of senior kicker and Lou Groza Award preseason watchlist candidate Mike ... Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:36:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Football_NIU_Kickers_and_Punters_Having_Strong_Preseason/1013827 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Football_NIU_Kickers_and_Punters_Having_Strong_Preseason/1013827 DETROIT -- Spring practices just weren't enough for Northern Illinois quarterback Chandler Harnish. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:25:27 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/NIU_QB_Harnish_takes_drills_into_his_own_hands/916300 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/NIU_QB_Harnish_takes_drills_into_his_own_hands/916300 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/NIU_QB_Harnish_takes_drills_into_his_own_hands/916300 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/0/c059f64a6e85d31928d818f6d1a454e676cfa0aa/small/b7.jpg Here's one report that won't contain any conflicting information.The Chargers and first-round pick Larry English have agreed to terms on a contract, according to NFL.com's Steve Wyche. The Northern Illinois product is expected to work in pass rushing situations as... Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:39:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/English_lessons_will_start_on_time/914875 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/English_lessons_will_start_on_time/914875 Northern Illinois University's Eddie Adamski (Kildeer, Ill./Carmel) is one of 44 centers named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List announced by the Rimington Trophy Committee today. Given to the Most Outstanding Center in college football, the Rimington Trophy is named after Nebraska's two-time consensus All-America center Dave Rimington. Wed, 20 May 2009 14:40:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Football_Eddie_Adamski_Named_to_Rimington_Trophy_Watch_List/656221 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Football_Eddie_Adamski_Named_to_Rimington_Trophy_Watch_List/656221 Saturday's Northern Illinois Spring Football Fest at Huskie Stadium promises plenty of action for Huskie fans - from the annual HASF Tailgate Showdown to the chance to purchase 2009 season tickets to the sneak peek of the 2009 NIU Huskies. Not only that, learn whose designs will be on the 2009 football tickets, catch a glimpse of Larry English on his historic day, and watch a lot of happy Huskies receive their 2008 Independence Bowl rings. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:36:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Fun_Filled_Saturday_Set_for_Huskie_Stadium/656263 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Fun_Filled_Saturday_Set_for_Huskie_Stadium/656263 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:48:15 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/GAME_Northern_Illinois_Huskies_Western_Michigan_Broncos_09_06_2008/324301 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/GAME_Northern_Illinois_Huskies_Western_Michigan_Broncos_09_06_2008/324301 After taking an in depth look at each conference to find the Best Running Backs in College Football I decided to continue on find out who is primed to be the best Wide Receivers in 2008. While this is a little more difficult overall than looking into the backfield, I've come up with some great players that will be suiting up this fall. Here is my breakdown of the best receivers accompanied by their 2007 stats?. Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:28:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/College_Footballs_Top_WRs_By_Conference/299620 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/College_Footballs_Top_WRs_By_Conference/299620 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/College_Footballs_Top_WRs_By_Conference/299620 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/b/5b6b75a99e135bbad58b16d39cdc431a32939cae/small/TopWR.jpg As is usually the case this time of year, college football begins it's annual process of hiring and firing coaches. A lot of action has taken place recently, so let's spend some time sorting things out Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:15:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Around_College_Footballs_Coaching_Carousel/38907 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Around_College_Footballs_Coaching_Carousel/38907 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Around_College_Footballs_Coaching_Carousel/38907 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/1/a1d13170442b8e5326cb28a7d656f946e9651f3f/small/hounutt.jpg The folks at the Poinsettia Bowl were kind enough to give us press passes for tonight's game. It's the first time we've attended a game while representing Sportable so we're a bit unsure how to go about it. But we'll be giving you guys a couple of updates from Qualcomm Stadium, assuming the press box has internet connections that aren't as outdated as the stadium. If the camera comes on us, we'll be the guys drawing dirty looks from established local journalists. Wed, 20 Dec 2006 02:03:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Sportables_First_Game/7133 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Sportables_First_Game/7133 Wondering who should win the Heisman? Troy Smith? Adrian Peterson? Nope. The answer is Garrett Wolfe from rarely mentioned Northern Illinois. Some Stats: 1,343 Yards rushing (avg. 224 yds/game) 15 TD 285 total yards against #1 Ohio State (171 rush, 114 pass) Sat, 14 Oct 2006 02:53:27 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Hungry_Like_a_Wolfe/3422 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Hungry_Like_a_Wolfe/3422