NIU was picked fifth Thursday in the MAC preseason coaches poll. Last week in Chicago, NIC coach Thomas Hammock talked about why he felt preseason polls are outdated in the current college football landscape.

As college football players navigate the evolving financial landscape, NIU linebacker Quinn Urwiler insists on prioritizing passion over profit, embodying a resilient mentality that fuels this season's quest for greatness.

NIU on Tuesday named hall of famer and Sycamore native Nita Teague head coach of the gymnastics program, removing the interim title she’s held for almost a year.

Yanic Konan Niederhauser, who played his freshman and sophomore seasons of college basketball at Northern Illinois University before transferring to Penn State for his junior year, was taken 30th overall Wednesday in the opening round of the NBA Draft.

It took less than a year from Brittney Patrick to go from 'Ew, I hate it,' about coaching to loving it. The DeKalb native and Bolingbrook grad just joined Jacey Brooks' staff at NIU.

"We’re going to open it up a little more, but we’re still going to be NIU." Faster, spread offense has sophomore RB Telly Johnson excited with new scheme.

NIU quarterback Josh Holst, Jalen Macon and Brady Davidson each led the Huskies on at least one of their five touchdown drives on Saturday at the school's annual Spring Showcase, plus other takeaways from the scrimmage.

NIU coach Thomas Hammock said the offense being installed by new coordinator Quinn Sanders will be different from what the Huskies have run in the past. Sanders said it will be a more spread out version of the Huskies' pro-style attack.

The Xs and Os won't look significantly different for the NIU football team under new coordinator Rob Harley, an Elmhurst native and York grad. He and the coaches are emphasizing takeaways during spring practice.