TOLEDO - Toledo (7-2, 4-1 MAC) is in a familiar position in the month of November—battling for a berth in the MAC Championship Game. Now the Rockets must face a familiar nemesis, Northern Illinois, which has stood in the way of the Rockets' goal numerous times over the past several years.
Toledo travels to an unfamiliar location—Guarantee Rate Field in Chicago, home of the White Sox—to face the Huskies on Wednesday, Nov. 9 (7:00 p.m. CT/ESPN2). The Rockets lead the all-time series with NIU, 29-14, but have lost six straight games in the matchup, most of them decisive defeats that prevented UT from earning a trip to the MAC title game in Detroit.