NIU's defense is relatively unscathed by the portal as they prepare to take on Fresno State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. We look at that and a couple other storylines from the game coming up Monday.

NIU coach Thomas Hammock said Josh Holst is an alpha. The walk-on redshirt freshman from Marengo gets to take over as the starting quarterback for the Huskies' bowl game on Monday.

NIU on Wednesday for the first time confirmed that it has an offer to join the Mountain West for football. A statement from the university said an "update" will come in early January.

Brooke Stonebreaker finished with 18 points and nine rebounds, while Sycamore and Kaneland lost nonconference games against undefeated teams.

It’s a rematch of the 2010 game, then the Humanitarian Bowl, which the Huskies won 40-17. This year will be the sixth meeting between the schools, with NIU leading the all-time series 3-2. The teams played twice in the 1970s and twice in the 1990s.

Indian Creek won its eighth straight game to start the year, DeKalb had four top-15 finishes at the Donnybrook in Iowa, plus other basketball and wrestling results.

NILs. The transfer portal. Big money. All have changed college football. We look at how NIU coach Thomas Hammock approaches the changing landscape.

NIU announced a recruiting class loaded with tight ends and defensive lineman while DeKalb County high school players made their college plans official - including Burke Gautcher at Iowa.

The NIU men and Indian Creek boys basketball teams piked up wins on Tuesday. Those plus other scores in the roundup.