On Monday, the Mountain West Conference announced schedule dates for its league members, meaning NIU football has its ...

NIU football will begin play in the Mountain West next season. Huskies coach Thomas Hammock is headed even further west.

NIU's 2026 schedule in football, the Huskies first in the Mountain West Conference, is set.

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 ...

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 ...

Northern Illinois will have a new head football coach when it plays its first season in the Mountain West Conference. Thomas Hammock is leaving DeKalb for the NFL, the school announced on Wednesday ...

Northern Illinois coach Thomas Hammock has resigned to take a job in the NFL, the school announced Wednesday. Hammock coached the Huskies for seven seasons and led them to the 2021 Mid-American ...

DEKALB, Ill. — A local college football legend has been named to the sport's hall of fame. The National Football Foundation announced that former NIU quarterback and Chicago native Jordan Lynch was ...

Seahawks hire NIU head coach Thomas Hammock as running backs coach, surprising football community. Rob Harley, NIU defensive coordinator, steps in as interim head coach for Huskies. Coaching change ...