After their stunning win against a ranked Notre Dame football team, NIU has received more attention than ever due to their win on the national stage. “It’s huge,” said NIU Senior James Bennett “Yeah,

After the biggest win of his coaching career, 16-14 at Notre Dame, Northern Illinois coach Thomas Hammock couldn't help but think about what it took to get to this moment. All the hours, all the effort,

Upsetting fifth ranked Notre Dame was a huge challenge for the Northern Illinois University football team. With that now accomplished, getting past the emotions of that win and all of the national attention that sprung from it is the next challenge.