“He is a great football coach ... so we contain those broken plays.” NIU quarterback Ethan Hampton also has respect for the ...

With its nonconference slate now complete, Ball State football can fully shift ... and MAC opponents haven't fared much ...

Western Michigan football fell short to the Northern Illinois Wednesday night at Waldo Stadium in a 42-28 loss. The Broncos ...

“I do not even have words for it. It was the best feeling ever.” Although two seconds were added on, Ball State snuffed out ...

NIU's last-gasp lateral play failed, and Ball State held on for a wild win. More: Ball State football vs NIU: Score, live updates for the Battle for the Bronze Stalk More: 'We're getting better ...

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With both schools having lost to Buffalo already, a second conference loss would most likely put them out of contention for the MAC title game in December. NIU is coming off a pair of second-half ...

Week 8 of MAC football is in the books ... and following a loss at Buffalo by upending NIU in this defensive slugfest. It was especially impressive that quarterback John Alan Richter, making ...

Ball State football will face off with Northern Illinois ... The interstate rivals have played for the Bronze Stalk Trophy since 2008. NIU boasts an 11-5 record since the trophy's inception ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Twice before in his brief head coaching career, Marcus Freeman sent out a Notre Dame football team in ... about that pain of what NIU left in all of our hearts and ...

NIU (4-3, 1-2) lost to Toledo, 13-6, at home last week. The Huskies have one of the best defenses in college football, ranking third in FBS in total defense and first in third-down defense ...