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.

Lou Holtz, the College Football Hall of Fame coach who led Notre Dame to the 1988 national championship and won 249 games over 33 seasons at six schools, has died. He was 89.

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.

Seven years of Thomas Hammock gave NIU its highest highs and lowest lows. Beat Notre Dame one week, lose to Buffalo two weeks later. A tenure defined by wild swings, never in the order anyone expected.

Interim coach Rob Harley said NIU didn’t stay rattled after Hammock’s departure: “There’s a lot of excitement for what is next.”

Beating Notre Dame. Winning the Mid-American Conference in 2021. Joining the Mountain West Conference. NIU athletic director Sean Frazier said the biggest accomplishments of Huskies football for the last seven years don’t happen without Thomas Hammock.

After seven seasons leading the Northern Illinois University football program, head coach Thomas Hammock has resigned to return to a coaching position in the National Football League

“Let me tell you: We won the national championship at Indiana University. It can be done,” said coach Curt Cignetti