Ahead of the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish received a message from the one team they couldn't defeat this season -- the Northern Illinois Huskies.

As some northern Illinois counties fall under an Extreme Cold Warning, some school districts have announced they will be closed on Tuesday. Stephenson, Jo-Daviess, and Carroll County in northern Illinois as well as Green,

Northern Illinois wished Notre Dame good luck in Monday night's title game but also reminded the Irish of their lone loss this season.

Notre Dame football was rolling after a win at Texas A&M, a game many thought would slingshot the Irish to an undefeated season. Then NIU happened.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Northern Illinois Huskies NCAAM game from January 18, 2025 on ESPN.

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois plays Western Michigan after Quaran McPherson scored 22 points in Northern Illinois’ 71-66 loss to the Central Michigan Chippewas. The Broncos have gone 2-6 at home. Western Michigan is the MAC leader with 11.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Owen Lobsinger averaging 2.2.

The Horizon League got a massive boost when Butler made back-to-back NCAA championship game appearances in 2010 and 2011. Oakland was the most recent Horizon League team to make a tournament splash, upsetting Kentucky in the first round of last year’s tournament before falling to North Carolina State in overtime in the second round.

Thursday was the warmest day of 2025 so far as highs reached the upper 30s. A drastic change from how we started out the work week. However, that title reign will only last a day as Friday

While we have seen a few hits of Arctic air so far this winter, Rockford’s coldest low of the season was 0° Wednesday morning. After a brief warm-up late in the week, even colder weather

On Thursday night, Northern Illinois football coach Thomas Hammock was in Orlando, Fla., to support two players who are competing in Saturday’s Hula Bowl, a postseason game for NFL draft prospects.

Northern Illinois Huskies (4-10, 0-2 MAC) at Ohio Bobcats (8-6, 2-0 MAC) Athens, Ohio; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bobcats -20.5; over/under is 148.5 BOTTOM LINE: Northern ...

Still holding on to their Week 2 upset in South Bend, the Northern Illinois Huskies sent a backhanded message to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish ahead of tonight's CFP title game.