NIU Huskies: Football Game Times Announced

...Huskies' home game versus Akron on October 31. That game will kick off at 11 a.m. (Central Time) on Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium.

Northern Illinois' game at Purdue on Sept. 19 also will begin at 11 a.m., and will be carried on the Big Ten Network as the Huskies will make their second appearance of the season on that station. NIU's season-opening game at Wisconsin on Sept. 5 was already announced as a Big Ten Network game with a kickoff time of 6 p.m.

NIU Huskies: NIU Signee Jordan Lynch Named Team Captain of Junior National Team

Northern Illinois University 2009 football signee Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel) has been voted a team captain by a player vote for USA Football's 2009 Junior National Team that will compete in the 2009 International Federation of American Football Junior World Championship in Canton, Ohio June 27-July 5.

Lynch, one of four captains selected for Team USA, is one of 44 graduating seniors on America's first national team in the sport's history. The team has been practicing at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio since June 14 and is scheduled to have a joint practice with Team Sweden today.