Northern Illinois University

College Football Northern Illinois back running away with rushing title • QB John Beck, BYU get breakthrough win • Changing of the guard in the ACC?

A Cut Above

Hungry for exposure, mid-major schools bow to TV and play any day of the week. On a four-day, four-game road trip, SI found that players, coaches and fans dislike the midweek disruption but will do what's needed to...

Led by in-state kids with something to prove, Northern Illinois has crashed the rankings and become the underdog favorite of 2003

OFFENSEScott Crabtree, a senior quarterback at Northern Illinois, completed 11 of 15 passes for 340 yards and live touchdowns to lead the Huskies to a 46-42 win over Nevada.