Northern Illinois redshirt sophomore quarterback and Marengo graduate Josh Holst felt another opportunity slipped away at Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon, a 38-10 loss to the Bulldogs.

A pivotal third-quarter interception changed the flow of the game as a one-score game at halftime turned into a 38-10 loss for NIU at Mississippi State on Saturday.

The NIU football program seeks its second victory against an SEC school when it takes on Mississippi State. They offense is hoping to 'cut it loose' while going against three former Huskies on the Bulldogs' roster.

“I’m proud of the way the guys played,” NIU coach Thomas Hammock said after a 20-9 loss to Maryland. “I’m proud of the way they competed for four quarters against a Big Ten opponent with a lot more resources, and we showed we have a lot of heart.”

The NIU football team moved to 1-1 on the season with a 20-9 loss at Maryland on Friday.

The Jacey Brooks era will open on Nov. 3 when the NIU women’s basketball team heads to Southern Mississippi. The new coach’s first game was announced on Friday as the university released the nonconference schedules for both the men’s and women’s programs

NIU has its first road game of the year Friday, facing Maryland. Here are three things to know about the game.

Trailing to an FCS school in the fourth quarter at home in the season opener, Dev'ion Reynolds' kickoff return for a touchdown sparked a turnaround in all three phases as NIU held off Holy Cross 19-17.

NIU trailed Holy Cross in the fourth quarter, but Dev'ion Reynolds returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown, had its offense wake up at the right time despite an injury to starting quarterback Josh Holst and beat the Crusaders 19-17.