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Tags: Football , mac , MAC Championship , Northern Illinois , Sports Photo courtesy of Ohio Athletics Photo courtesy of Ohio Athletics This game was supposed to mean everything.

Season FInale Northern Illinois heads to Mt. Pleasant, Mich. for a "Black Friday" meeting versus 2009 MAC West Division champ Central Michigan.

Tags: Butch Jones , Dan LeFevour , Football , Frank Zombo , Kelly/Shorts , mac , Sports The Ohio Bobcats have taken away much of the buzz surrounding the CMU football teama s season finale at 1 p.m. Friday at Kelly/Shorts Stadium against Northern Illinois.

Tags: Football , Kelly/Shorts , mac , Northern Illinois , Sports Sports Editor Andrew Stover breaks down CMUa TMs game against Northern Illinois at 1 p.m. Friday at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

Ball State At Northern Illinois FACTS & STATS: Site: Huskie Stadium -- DeKalb, Illinois.

Posted by ESPN.com's Graham Watson While Central Michigan has dominated many of the headlines in the Mid-American Conference this season with their 8-2 campaign, Northern Illinois has quietly crept up the standings to give the Chippewas a challenge.

Northern Illinois' offensive philosophy isn't hard to figure out. The Huskies play with an old-school mentality where the run game is king.

Record: 6-3, 4-1 in MAC. Last time out: Won 50-6 over Eastern Michigan. Ball State knows what's coming.

Last updated on 11/08/2009 at 11:25 p.m. The Huskies totaled over 500 yards of offense Thursday to get their 500th career victory against Eastern Michigan.

If red isn't one of Jerry Kill's favorite colors, it probably should be. Not because of the red jerseys his Northern Illinois University players wear, but how the 5-3 Huskies are performing in the red zones -- those areas between the goal and 20-yard lines on each end of the field.

DeKALB – Playing essentially on one leg didn't do too much to hurt Jason Onyebuagu's overall performance, at least in the eyes of Northern Illinois coach Jerry Kill.

Last updated on 11/01/2009 at 7:35 p.m. NIU head coach Jerry Kill has learned a lot from others.

Tailback Chad Spann scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns and rushed for a game-high 125 yards as Northern Illinois came from behind to beat Akron 27-10 Saturday.

Jerry Kill is confident his Huskies will continue to get their signals straight at quarterback.

It was coach Jerry Kill of Northern Illinois speaking, but it could also have been coach J.D. Brookhart of the University of Akron.

After watching the film of Saturday's 27-22 victory at Miami , Northern Illinois football coach Jerry Kill says quarterback DeMarcus Grady's comfort level grew as the game progressed.

College football coaches know it's wise to let sleeping dogs lie. That's why it's not surprising to hear Northern Illinois coach Jerry Kill give this assessment of first-year coach Michael Haywood's Miami team: ''Their defense is good.

NIU quarterback DeMarcus Grady will likely start the next 2-3 weeks with Chandler Harnish out.

Getting offensive: Chad Spann rushed for 156 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries.

College football coaches know it's wise to let sleeping dogs lie. That's why it's not surprising to hear Northern Illinois coach Jerry Kill give this assessment of first-year coach Michael Haywood's Miami team.