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NIU Football Season Tickets Now On Sale

May 9, 2019 @ 9:50 am

Season tickets for the 2019 Northern Illinois University football season are now on sale to the general public....

Student/Athlete of the Week: Stillman Valley's Luke Robert

April 11, 2019 @ 12:46 pm

This week’s Sportsfan 1330 Student/Athlete of the Week Award, presented by Forest City Dental, goes to a young man who can do it all:...

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NFL Mock Draft: Let's Go Two Rounds

April 10, 2019 @ 9:48 am

In our previous NFL Mock Drafts, we’ve looked solely at the first round. Now with the draft just three weeks away, we’ll expand into...

Replay Booth: New Rockford Univ. Football Coach Zimmerman

March 25, 2019 @ 8:47 am

In a surprise move, Jim Schroeder, who had served as head football coach at Rockford University for four seasons, took the same job at...

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Rockford College Names New Head Football Coach

March 19, 2019 @ 2:09 pm

Rockford University has promoted defensive coordinator J.T. Zimmerman to head football coach effective immediately. He takes over for Jim Schroeder, who has accepted the...

Replay Booth: Byron's Elsbury Picks Iowa

March 14, 2019 @ 12:00 pm

Byron star offensive lineman Tyler Elsbury has committed to play football at Iowa. We talked with the talented junior about his decision....

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NIU 2019 Football Schedule Features ISU, Utah, Nebraska

February 20, 2019 @ 10:31 am

The defending Mid-American Conference Champion Northern Illinois University Huskies will officially open the Thomas Hammock era at Huskie Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 31 against...

Replay Booth: New Harlem Football Coach Bob Moynihan

February 14, 2019 @ 11:19 am

Harlem has named Bob Moynihan its new head football coach, replacing Jim Morrow, who stepped down after 15 years on the job. Moynihan comes...

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Harlem Names Moynihan New Football Coach

February 12, 2019 @ 12:01 pm

Robert Moynihan, who spent the last five seasons as head football coach at Zion-Benton High School, will now take over as head coach at...

NIU Coaching Staff Shaping Up

January 25, 2019 @ 12:04 pm

Veteran defensive coaches Robert Wimberly and Jordan Gigli have joined the Northern Illinois University football staff and will work with the Huskie defense. Their...

NIU Hires Eric Eidsness As Offensive Coordinator

January 24, 2019 @ 11:27 am

One week into his tenure as the new head football coach at Northern Illinois University, Thomas Hammock now has his play-caller....

New NIU Football Coach Thomas Hammock Meets the Media

January 18, 2019 @ 12:14 pm

Former Northern Illinois University great Thomas Hammock has returned to his alma mater to take over as the new head football coach. Here are...

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NIU Wise to Emphasize 'Splash' With Next Head Coach

January 14, 2019 @ 11:43 am

The world in which Rod Carey is still the head football coach at NIU is not a difficult one to picture. Only a few...

Student/Athlete of the Week: Lutheran's Jacob Kruckenberg

January 8, 2019 @ 12:56 pm

This week’s Sportsfan 1330 Student/Athlete of the Week – sponsored by Forest City Dental – is Rockford Lutheran senior Jacob Kruckenberg....

NIU'S Carey Gets Contract Extension

December 20, 2018 @ 11:15 am

On the heels of a Mid-American Conference Championship season, Northern Illinois University head football coach Rod Carey has earned a performance-based, one-year extension to...

Sportsfan's NIC-10 Football Recap

December 20, 2018 @ 10:32 am

After a great NIC-10 football season that saw the Hononegah Indians repeat as champs, it’s time to look back at the highs and lows...

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Former Harlem Star Anthony McKinney Preps for Bowl Game With TCU

December 20, 2018 @ 9:25 am

Former Harlem High School standout Anthony McKinney, after a stint at junior college, is a starting left tackle for Texas Christian University. And the...

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Replay Booth: Ex-Harlem Star Football Anthony McKinney at TCU

December 20, 2018 @ 9:20 am

Former Harlem High School standout Anthony McKinney, after a stint at junior college, is a starting left tackle for Texas Christian University. And the...