One of the best athletes in the history of the Northwest suburbs and Northern Illinois University, George Bork, died Wednesday at age 84, the university announced. An Arlington High School graduate ...

The man who is regarded as quite possibly the greatest football player in Northern Illinois University's history has died.

George Bork, a Northern Illinois University Athletics Hall of Famer and the first Huskie inducted into the College Football ...

After seven seasons leading the Northern Illinois University football program, head coach Thomas Hammock has resigned to return to a coaching position in the National Football League, NIU Vice ...

DeKALB, Ill. – [NIU News Release] After a legendary and groundbreaking college football playing career at Northern Illinois University that included leading NIU to a historic appearance in the Orange ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — The Mountain West Conference has its largest media rights deal ever, and that matters to Northern Illinois University. NIU’s football team will join the Mountain West this ...

Northern Illinois football will begin play in the Mountain West next season. The Huskies coach is headed even further west. Thomas Hammock, who just finished his seventh season as NIU coach, will join ...

The Northern Illinois Huskies (3-8) are 5.5-point favorites when they host the Kent State Golden Flashes (4-7) in conference play on Friday, November 28, 2025 at Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium. This ...

DEKALB, Ill. — A local university's head football coach is stepping down after years at the helm. On Wednesday, Northern Illinois University Vice President and AD Sean Frazier announced that head ...

Northern Illinois coach Thomas Hammock is leaving the Huskies to join the Seattle Seahawks as an assistant, sources confirmed to CBS Sports. Hammock becomes the latest FBS head coach to depart his ...

Thomas Hammock has stepped away from his post as head football coach at Northern Illinois University to return to the NFL. Hammock, who spent five seasons as running backs coach with the Baltimore ...