SOUTH BEND — After watching Notre Dame football dismantle Georgia’s budding dynasty in the Sugar Bowl, Northern Illinois coach Thomas Hammock found himself offering the enthusiastic praise the Irish weren’t ready to accept four months ago.

Either Ohio State or Notre Dame will not just be a worthy champion, but one that deserves recognition for surviving a gauntlet of four playoff games.

Last national championship: 1988. Did you know: Notre Dame players have won the Heisman Trophy seven times (tied with Ohio State and Ok

Northern Illinois looks to break its four-game slide with a win over Bowling Green. Saturday's meeting is the first this season between the squads. Bowling Green is 2-3 against the

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois hosts Miami (OH) after Quentin Jones scored 25 points in Northern Illinois’ 108-70 loss to the Ohio Bobcats. The Huskies are 4-2 on their home court. Northern Illinois is 4-9 in games decided by 10 or more points.

DEKALB, Ill. — Northern Illinois has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West for football only in 2026. The Huskies will go from the Midwest-based Mid-American Conference to a league in ...

The conference will expand to the Central Time Zone as it welcomed Northern Illinois as a football-only member on Tuesday. The Huskies, whose Board of Regents voted to accept an invitation that comes with a $2 million entry fee, will officially join the Mountain West on July 1, 2026.

On Thursday night, Northern Illinois football coach Thomas Hammock ... consecutive victories over No. 10 seed Indiana, No. 2 seed Georgia and No. 6 seed Penn State. “I really can say it's ...