Northern Illinois University NCAA News

The 2009 Northern Illinois football roster is out and here are a few notable things.

Northern Illinois has confirmed that redshirt freshman quarterback Brandon Rogers has transferred from NIU.

Welcome to the third edition of the Tuesday countdown. Every Tuesday, all the way up until the start of the season when Northern Illinois travels to Wisconsin for a 6 p.m. game on Sept.

Welcome to the second edition of the Tuesday countdown. Every Tuesday, all the way up until the start of the season when Northern Illinois travels to Wisconsin for a 6 p.m. game on Sept.

Northern Illinois basketball players Jake Anderson and Lee Fisher share a laugh during off season training at Huskie Stadium on Friday.

Northern Illinois quarterback Chandler Harnish throws a pass at Huskie Stadium on Wednesday.

Ten Best Huskie Players 1. C Eddie Adamski, Sr. 2. DE Brandon Bice, Sr. 3. FS David Bryant, Sr.

Northern Illinois' Chad Spann looks back for a pass from quarterback A.J. Hill on the new playing surface at Huskie Stadium on Wednesday in DeKalb.

The new FieldTurf and the old FieldTurf at Huskie Stadium. We'll have a story on this in Thursday's paper, but I wanted to upload this picture of the old and new FieldTurf, lined up side-by-side, at Huskie Stadium.

San Diego Chargers general manager A.J. Smith has regularly articulated his admiration for the Patriots and their consistent winning ways, which is why he viewed two major offseason moves with particular interest.

Northern Illinois guard Jake Anderson withdrew his name from the NBA Draft on Monday and will return to school for his junior season.

Ah, the afternoon nap, a staple for the routine for many college students. For the past couple of weeks, Northern Illinois guard Xavier Silas has been all about the afternoon snooze.

Thursday afternoon, I sat in with Northern Illinois men's basketball coach Ricardo Patton to talk about a variety of topics.

Several members of the Buffs' balanced five-man recruiting class - which includes point guard Shannon Sharpe, shooting guard Alec Burks, forwards Marcus Relphorde and Keegan Hornbuckle, and center Shane Harris-Tunks - are already on campus for the June school session.

If you happened to watch the latter portion of the White Sox game against Oakland on Monday night, you probably recognized the final relief pitcher the Athletics employed.

Sycamore graduate Jason Schepler will be a scholarship football player at Northern Illinois this fall, according to his father, Bill Schepler.

DeKalb junior center Jordan Threloff saw his number of scholarship offers increase to nine on Wednesday after receiving an offer from Bradley.

Northern Illinois center Eddie Adamski was named to the Rimington Trophy watch list earlier today.

Life has been pretty good lately for Matt Simon. The former Northern Illinois wide receiver waited for an opportunity to get a look from an NFL team.

Northern Illinois receiver Matt Simon, who had a tryout at the New Orleans Saints rookie minicamp last weekend, has signed a free-agent contract with the team.