Northern Illinois : Columns
David Winning Not Such Big News Any More
Lyn Scarbrough
September 07 Fast forward 14 years to the first weekend of September, 2021. Forget all this Week Zero nonsense. This was the first real weekend of college football after the long COVID-19 nightmare that generated a season full of inequity and asterisks. FULL STORY
Northern Illinois wins on Ritchie's 2-point grab
Lyn Scarbrough
September 07 Senior wide receiver Tyrice Ritchie’s catch of the conversion pass from quarterback Rocky Lombardi provided the victory as the Huskies won, 22-21. Ritchie’s winning reception is this week’s U.S. Farm Raised Catfish “Catch of the Week.” FULL STORY
FBS Notebook: NCAA rule places limits on headsets
Lindyssports.com Staff
May 12 The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel passed a new rule Friday limiting the number of headsets a team can use during a game to 20. FULL STORY
LB Johnson to TCU from NIU as grad transfer
The Sports Xchange
April 08 Linebacker Jawuan Johnson announced he is transferring from Northern Illinois to TCU on Sunday night. FULL STORY
No. 19 San Diego State holds off Northern Illinois
The Sports Xchange
October 01 Back-to-back interceptions by Tariq Thompson and Kameron Kelly denied Northern Illinois' upset bid as No. 19 San Diego State survived a sluggish offensive performance to win 34-28 on Saturday night. FULL STORY
Northern Illinois to challenge No. 19 San Diego State
The Sports Xchange
September 26 Northern Illinois head coach Rod Carey remembers the play well, citing it first when listing the challenges his Huskies face defending 19th-ranked San Diego State FULL STORY
Bowling Green rolls over Northern Illinois 34-14
The Sports Xchange
December 05 Travis Greene rushed for two touchdowns and quarterback Matt Johnson threw for 235 yards and two scores as Bowling Green beat Northern Illinois 34-14 for the Mid-American Conference FULL STORY
Walk-on freshman QB to lead NIU in MAC title game
The Sports Xchange
December 02 Northern Illinois and Bowling Green enter the Mid-American Conference championship game on the opposite end of the quarterback spectrum. The Falcons (9-3, 7-1 MAC East) will face FULL STORY
MAC Notebook: Huskies thankful for November
The Sports Xchange
November 22 Northern Illinois did what Northern Illinois does in November -- win. The Huskies have posted one of the best, yet not recognized nationally known streaks over the past few seasons. FULL STORY
MAC Notebook: Falcons clinch title game bid
The Sports Xchange
November 15 In a matchup of two of the hottest teams in the Mid-American Conference, Bowling Green captured its third straight East Division title with a 41-27 triumph over Western Michigan FULL STORY
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