After 136 yards of total offense on their first two drives behind the play of two true freshmen, NIU managed 84 yards the rest of the game as the RedHawks picked up the 25-14 win on Saturday, keeping the Mallory Cup and spoiling NIU’s homecoming.

True freshman quarterback Brady Davidson got his first start of the year and NIU responded on its first two drives, scoring touchdowns. But the Huskies couldn’t score again, opening MAC play with a 25-14 loss to Miami (Ohio), their fourth straight loss.

NIU gymnastics will become a member of the Mountain West Conference beginning in the 2026-207 school year the school announced Thursday, joining the Huskies’ football team in the new conference.

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Northern Illinois University continued its homecoming celebration with the Huskie Homecoming Block Party Thursday in downtown DeKalb.

It’s a trophy game. It’s a homecoming game. And it’s a chance for a 1-3 team to start conference play off right. Miami (Ohio) heads to DeKalb on Saturday for NIU’s homecoming game. The teams also battle for the Mallory Cup, which started in 2018.

The NIU wrestling team will begin competition in the Pac-12 Conference beginning in the 2026-2027 season, the school announced on Wednesday

“We have 18 new starters and seven new coaches. What are the realistic expectations?” It's an interesting question coach Thomas Hammock posed after a 6-3 loss San Diego State on Saturday. And it's not easy to answer at all.

Both the NIU and San Diego State offenses struggled throughout the game Saturday, but the Aztecs got a late field goal to knock off the Huskies, 6-3.

The NIU football team will square off with a top 20 defense for the third game in a row when San Diego State heads to Huskie Stadium.