To wrap up the month of September, Kentucky will play its third and final non-power conference opponent of the season. Northern Illinois will come to Lexington for the first time, and this is a program that is used to winning at a high level.
The defending MAC champions have the personnel to make another run at a league crown as alum Thomas Hammock enters year four in DeKalb. The Huskies have a bunch of returning production after a breakthrough season in 2021.
KSR’s early scouting report series rolls on with this MAC heavyweight.
Nuts and Bolts
In 1997, Northern Illinois became a full member of the Mid-American Conference, and the Huskies almost immediately became one of the best football brands in the conference.