NIU’s football program left the MAC behind once before in 1985 to become an independent. It eventually joined the Big West conference in the early ’90s. That experiment didn’t work out, so ...

It's time for the offseason. This season was a banner year, for the new 23-team College Football Playoff as well as the monstrous upsets and steps forward teams took. Here are some parting thoughts on ...

The Northern Illinois Huskies (5-19, 1-10 MAC) will look to stop a five-game losing streak when they hit the road to take on the Ball State Cardinals (12-12, 5-6 MAC) on Saturday, February 15, ...

Northern Illinois had some fun with their video of support to Notre Dame. As Notre Dame prepares for its National Championship matchup against Ohio State, the Huskies sent a "good luck" video to ...

NIU used that stunner as a springboard to leave the MAC and land in the Mountain West Conference as a football member, a move that became official last week. Notre Dame, paradoxically, used it as ...

Ahead of the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish received a message from the one team they couldn't defeat this season -- the Northern Illinois ...

Illinois football team picked up a late addition from Class of 2025, adding 3-star linebacker Jack Paris from suburban ...

After losing to Northern Illinois, Notre Dame rattled off 10 straight wins which the College Football Playoff Committee deemed to be enough for a CFP berth. The Fighting Irish have since won three ...

Noie:Normal doesn't work for Notre Dame football and that's quite OK for ... to 28-point underdog Northern Illinois. Notre Dame didn’t compete with Northern Illinois, in part because it ...