The Northern Illinois Huskies dropped their third straight game on Wednesday night, falling 31-25 to the Ball State Cardinals but, despite the 0-3 record, the young group of pups made some positive strides.
This year, with 22 true freshman on the two-deep roster, the game plan for NIU is focusing on the growth and development of young players. So you’d think that they would be the ones making mistakes and hindering the Huskies...and, yet, the self-inflicted wounds that have really hurt the Huskies have mostly come from experienced starters, not the new guys.