The NIU offense struggled to score points again, this time against an Eastern Michigan defense that had been allowing more than 35 points per game. The Huskies lost 16-10 and still haven't scored 20 points in a game this year.

Eastern Michigan hasn’t given up less than 24 points in a game. NIU hasn’t scored more than 19. Something will have to give Saturday when the Eagles and Huskies clash in Ypsilanti.

After 136 yards of total offense on their first two drives behind the play of two true freshmen, NIU managed 84 yards the rest of the game as the RedHawks picked up the 25-14 win on Saturday, keeping the Mallory Cup and spoiling NIU’s homecoming.

True freshman quarterback Brady Davidson got his first start of the year and NIU responded on its first two drives, scoring touchdowns. But the Huskies couldn’t score again, opening MAC play with a 25-14 loss to Miami (Ohio), their fourth straight loss.

NIU gymnastics will become a member of the Mountain West Conference beginning in the 2026-207 school year the school announced Thursday, joining the Huskies’ football team in the new conference.

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Northern Illinois University continued its homecoming celebration with the Huskie Homecoming Block Party Thursday in downtown DeKalb.

It’s a trophy game. It’s a homecoming game. And it’s a chance for a 1-3 team to start conference play off right. Miami (Ohio) heads to DeKalb on Saturday for NIU’s homecoming game. The teams also battle for the Mallory Cup, which started in 2018.

The NIU wrestling team will begin competition in the Pac-12 Conference beginning in the 2026-2027 season, the school announced on Wednesday

“We have 18 new starters and seven new coaches. What are the realistic expectations?” It's an interesting question coach Thomas Hammock posed after a 6-3 loss San Diego State on Saturday. And it's not easy to answer at all.