DeKALB – Down four touchdowns early, it seemed the Northern Illinois football team was headed on the path to another huge defeat and an 0-3 start.
Well, the 0-3 start did come to fruition. But it was anything but a blowout, as the Huskies had the ball down a touchdown at one point, but ended up falling 42-28 in their home opener to San Diego State on Saturday.
NIU lost big at South Florida, 48-17, last week after losing their season opener in Wyoming, 40-34, in triple overtime in a game that is sure to haunt the dreams of Huskies fans for awhile – quite literally, as it didn't end until 3:30 a.