Northern Illinois

After opting to join the Mountain West Conference in football only, Northern Illinois athletics is set to make another conference move this week.

Here's everything you need to know about Illinois college basketball teams and where they sit in mid-February.

Sean Frazier, the NIU AD who's made a splash this season, has a modest proposal for taming what many say is a transfer portal system run amok in college sports.

NIU football's move to the Mountain West Conference was inspired by another major college football realignment move, and it might mean more change is coming for Northern Illinois athletics.

Northern Illinois is departing the Mid-American Conference's football ranks for the Mountain West.

NIU has agreed to leave the MAC to join the Mountain West in football only and the NIU Board of Trustees will discuss the move this week. Here's what that move means for the Huskies.

Freshman wide receiver George Dimopoulos threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Dane Pardridge on the first play of double overtime to lift the Huskies.

Jacob Hutson's 22 points helped Northern Iowa defeat Northern Illinois 101-57 on Saturday night.

Woodill's 26-yard field goal accounted for all of the second-half scoring and Northern Illinois clinched the victory by stopping the Chippewas on fourth down at the Northern Illinois 46 with 1:39 left.

Nakyel Shelton scored 26 points as Eastern Illinois beat Northern Illinois 72-59 on Friday night at the DePaul Classic.

Javon Tracy had 79 yards receiving on six catches and threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Virgil on Tuesday night to help Miami (OH) beat Northern Illinois 20-9.

NIU will appear in its 15th bowl game since 2003. That's the most of any team in the Mid-American Conferenc

Northern Illinois (5-4, 2-3) has won three straight in the series.

Northern Illinois (4-3, 1-2) had a 391-285 advantage in total yards but was 4 for 19 on third down and 2 of 8 on fourth.

Trailing 7-6 entering the fourth quarter, NIU QB Josh Holst ran for a 26-yard touchdown 7 seconds into the quarter.

On the game's second play from scrimmage, Jalonnie Williams recovered a fumble by Phommachanh at the UMass 15 and Hampton threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Brock Lampe that gave Northern Illinois a 7-0 just 45 seconds in to the game.

Momentum seemed to swing in the Wolfpack's favor early in the second quarter, when N.C. State safety DK Kaufman reached NIU quarterback Ethan Hampton on a third-down blitz, knocked the ball out of his throwing hand.

The NC State Wolfpack (2-2) are 6.5-point favorites heading into their matchup on Saturday, September 28, 2024 against the Northern Illinois Huskies (2-1).

Upton Bellenfant kicked a 37-yard field goal in overtime to give Buffalo a 23-20 victory over No. 23 Northern Illinois on Saturday.