The Northern Illinois University football team holds a spring practices Tuesday in Huskie Stadium at NIU in DeKalb.

Rob Harley’s first spring as NIU coach arrives Wednesday with no rosters, vague answers, and closed practices. But the vibes are strong according to those inside the house. What effect those vibes have on the product, or what the product looks like, remains a question mark.

Matt Majkrzak was announced as the 30th head men's basketball coach for NIU on Tuesday. And in his introductory press conference, he made it clear. He wants to win.

Northern Illinois University President Lisa Freeman and Vice President/Director of Athletics and Recreation, Sean Frazier, introduced NIU’s new head men’s basketball coach Matt Majkrzak at a press conference today in the Convocation Center at NIU in DeKalb.

Former Northern Michigan coach Matt Majkrzak will take over the NIU men’s basketball program, looking to stop a streak of six losing seasons for a Huskies program that has only finished above .500 four times this century.

NIU will play its first schedule of all Saturday game in all 30 years, starting and ending its inaugural Mountain West season at home.

Rashon Burno and is no longer the NIU men's basketball coach. He and the school have parted ways after five years according to a press release from the school.

The Seattle Seahawks are on the hook for a $600,000 buyout for Thomas Hammock's contract, according to documents obtained by Shaw Local. Interim coach Rob Harley's contract runs through June 2027 and will earn him $400,000.

The Mountain West update its conference schedule Tuesday, with NIU now playing new member North Dakota State. New Mexico has been removed this year along with a couple other minor changes.