The NIU offense scored on five straight drives after Santana Banner had an interception on a fake punt. Two plays after Cam Thompson's 91-yard kickoff return for a TD, the NIU defense had another pick. Big plays led to more big plays in a win over Western Michigan.
NIU's first road game of the season featured a matchup of former Sycamore stars, Iowa fifth-year senior Kylie Feuerbach and NIU freshman Lexi Carlsen. Feuerbach scored a career-high 14 points in Hawkeyes' 91-73 win.
The NIU football team snapped a two-game losing streak on Wednesday with a win at Western Michigan. Here's a look at five of the key moments.
The DeKalb wrestling program has seen a surge in success over the last decade, wracking up individual honors and some team hardware. Now NIU has taken notice as well. Tommy Curran, Danny Curran and Jaocb Luce are on the NIU roster this season.
At the Class 3A St. Laurence Sectional, the Knights’ season came to an end with a 25-8, 25-17 loss in a semifinal. Plus JUCO basketball results.
The struggling NIU football team heads to Kalamazoo on Wednesday to face MAC-leading Western Michigan. The Broncos (5-3, 4-0) are the only undefeated team last standing in the MAC and have won four straight games, including 52-21 against Kent State last time out on Oct. 26.
Chelby Koker helped spark the NIU women's basketball team to a come-from-behind win against Louisiana while the men opened the season with a loss at Georgia Southern.
A look at the runners who qualified for the IHSA state cross country meet, including sectional champions Jacob Barraza (DeKalb) and Evan Nosek (Kaneland).
Genoa-Kingston faces Durand-Pecatonica in Round 1 of the 2024 Class 3A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive editor Eddie Carifio will have live updates, scores and news from the game