Northern Illinois is the only football team to defeat Notre Dame this season. On Jan. 20, NIU coach Thomas Hammock will be ...

Northern Illinois coach Thomas Hammock, who just finished his sixth season at the helm, isn’t jealous in the least of Notre ...

The Northern Illinois Huskies' football program is officially joining the Mountain West Conference for the 2026 season. NIU's ...

SOUTH BEND — After watching Notre Dame football dismantle Georgia’s budding dynasty in the Sugar Bowl, Northern Illinois coach Thomas Hammock found himself offering the enthusiastic praise the ...

If Notre Dame wins National Championship, NIU could reap residual benefits. Here is why and what it could do for NIU: ...

If you read Thursday's Can't Wait For Saturday — and you really should — you might have noticed I was right about the Notre Dame-Penn State semifinal game in the College Football Playoff. Didn't get ...

Something NIU football coach Thomas Hammock said after his team’s 28-20 win over Fresno State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl got me thinking. No, not the dump quote. After being showered in ...

NIU football's move to the Mountain West Conference was inspired by another major college football realignment move, and it ...

The Mountain West Conference will have nine football-playing members for the 2026 season.  Northern Illinois was officially ...