The Sports Bank

Football. Soccer. Basketball. Gaming and Much More

Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois appears to have discontinued it’s basketball program

By

  And you thought what Florida State did to NIU in the Orange Bowl was bad. I guess Northern Illinois is a college football school; because their college basketball program is horrendous. Some years they're bad, this year they are a train wreck. Today they were to scoring what Tim Beckman is to coaching. In a 42-25 loss to Eastern Michigan, the Huskies had 4, count 'em … [Read more...] about Northern Illinois appears to have discontinued it’s basketball program

NIU QB Chandler Harnish: 2012 NFL Draft MR. IRRELEVANT

By

(Update: the Indianapolis Colts have selected NIU quarterback Chandler Harnish with the final pick of the 2012 NFL Draft. So the Colts bookend the draft, with QBs) Northern Illinois University is kind of known as the mid-major version of "Tailback U." The DeKalb, IL institution has produced some of the most electric runners (LeShon Johnson, Michael Turner, Garrett Wolfe and … [Read more...] about NIU QB Chandler Harnish: 2012 NFL Draft MR. IRRELEVANT

Wisconsin Gets New Offensive Coordinator Matt Canada from Northern Illinois

By

You could make a case that Wisconsin had the greatest running back and quarterback tandem in college football history. Quarterback Russell Wilson broke the season passer rating record, and tailback Montee Ball tied the season record for touchdowns. The Badgers were the first team to ever have a player run for 30 TDs, and another player pass for 30 TDs. Production like that … [Read more...] about Wisconsin Gets New Offensive Coordinator Matt Canada from Northern Illinois

#7/#8 Wisconsin vs. Northern Illinois (Soldier Field Showdown II): Game Preview

By

This weekend, the #7/#8 Wisconsin Badgers (2-0) will play their first game of the season away from Camp Randall Stadium in the Soldier Field Showdown II versus the Northern Illinois Huskies (1-1). The first Soldier Field Showdown involved the Iowa Hawkeyes matching up with NIU in 2007 (won by Iowa 16-3). Saturday's match-up with the Huskies has a lot of interesting drama as … [Read more...] about #7/#8 Wisconsin vs. Northern Illinois (Soldier Field Showdown II): Game Preview

Jerry Kill ready, excited about transition at Minnesota

By

Despite being in the MAC, Jerry Kill had some success against the Big Ten in his three-year tenure with Northern Illinois. Kill’s Huskies beat Purdue in 2009, and beat Minnesota in 2010, which was one of the major factors in the firing of Tim Brewster. Now, Kill has begun to turn around the Minnesota program he beat 10 months ago. But Kill doesn’t think success at NIU will … [Read more...] about Jerry Kill ready, excited about transition at Minnesota

lllinois vs. Northern Illinois: the Brutally Honest Game Preview

By

There's an old adage in football that the biggest improvement a team makes is from the first week to the second. Your 2010 Illinois Fighting Illini are a true testament to this, especially starting quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase. He grew up a ton last week. But they have two other playmakers on both sides of the ball: Linebacker Ian Thomas and running back Mikel LeShoure. … [Read more...] about lllinois vs. Northern Illinois: the Brutally Honest Game Preview