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.

NIU’s final season in the Mid-American Conference and quest for a third straight bowl win kicks off at 1 p.m. Saturday against Holy Cross at Huskie Stadium.

NIU coach Thomas Hammock went viral with his thoughts on the transfer portal. His straightforward and honest answer showed how he has a handle on the modern state of college football.

NIU coaches previewed their season Wednesday at the university's fall media day. Here are some of the biggest takeways.

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Northern Illinois University held their fall sports media day Wednesday where coaches from all fall sports talked about their teams and goals for the upcoming season.

Running back depth. Big plays from the defensive line. And an emerging starter quarterback. Here are five observations from NIU's practice on Saturday.