Northern Illinois coach Thomas Hammock isn’t certain yet if starting quarterback Rocky Lombardi will be available when the Huskies take on the Kentucky Wildcats in Lexington this weekend.
Lombardi, a 5,000-yard quarterback with five years of experience, went down with an undisclosed leg injury in NIU’s 38-28 loss vs. Vanderbilt. The program received positive news on the veteran gunslinger’s status after the game, but the head coach is in no position to make an official determination on his availability at this point.
“We got better news than we anticipated, so we feel good about where he’s at and the progress that he’s going to be able to make,” Hammock said Tuesday.