The Midweek: Column: Say goodbye to the 2006 Huskies

The 2006 season, no doubt, will most likely be looked at as a disappointment. And this bad taste shouldn't be forgotten. But at the last home game (7:05 p.m. Friday against Central Michigan), don't feel like you've gone soft if you come to celebrate the seniors for all their years of service. As fans, we're unlikely to see such a player as Garrett Wolfe, an amazing talent who somehow conditioned the crowd to expect a 10-yard run. Celebrating the seniors isn't just for homers; it's for fans who appreciate that good times require so much and can be so fleeting.

The Central Michigan Life: Avoiding letdown crucial for CMU

“We want the 2006 football team to go down in the history of Division I-A as the best Central Michigan football team,” said coach Brian Kelly. “You don’t pull up just before the finish line. We have a chance to make a case to be the best team ever at CMU and that doesn’t come around often.”

The Northern Star: All Dutch

He's a physical kid; a tough sucker. Although not tall, a smart player.

But underneath the pitch-black helmet and blood-red jersey, senior safety Dustin Utschig is a little less tough than NIU football coach Joe Novak makes him out to be.

"I like being peaceful and out on the water," Utschig said. "Golfing and fishing are two things I want to do the rest of my life."