The Huskies victory over Kansas was one of four victories for the Mid-American Conference over a BCS conference this weekend and the nation has taken notice. CBSsports.com
filed this story Saturday evening, even as Akron was battling Tennessee down in Knoxville. The Chicago Tribune included the MAC in its
10 things we learned from the college football weekend. CollegeFootball News.com included the MAC and Jordan Lynch its
Who's Hot... The Week 4 Stars.
The Northern Illinois University football team posted its biggest win this young season with a 30-23 over Kansas at Huskie Stadium Saturday. The Huskies trailed 23-13 at the start of the fourth quarter, then rattled off 17 unanswered points to claim the victory. As always, NIUHuskies.com is your source for the most complete coverage of the game. It was a packed press box at Huskie Stadium, and you can read what all the scribes had to say about the game below. Enjoy!
Chicago Tribune
NIU nets signature victory
Huskies two-minute drill
Rockford Register Star
Fourth-quarter rally gives NIU "boneyard victory"
Matt Trowbridge: Huskie fearless on offense and defense
Daily Chronicle
Measure of payback
Analysis: Lynch's abilities create dilemma for defenses
VIEWS: NIU's Doeren earns statement victory over Kansas
NIU Notes: NIU forces Kansas out of wildcat formation
The
Daily Chronicle's Steve Nitz filed this story on NIU defensive tackle Ken Bishop. Bishop, came to NIU via Ellsworth Community College in Iowa. He was being recruited by several schools including Toledo and Kansas.
By the way, you'll notice this story is linked from the
Chicago Sun-Times' site. The Sun-Times is bolstering its coverage of Northern Illinois University by picking up stories from the
Daily Chronicle.
