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Week 8 game day preview: Toledo football at Northern Illinois

DEKALB, Ill. — If UB Stadium is Toledo’s house of horror, Huskie Stadium isn’t far behind.

The Rockets are 2-5 in DeKalb since 2008, though they are riding a two-game win streak in the wind-swept plains and they’ve won the last two games in the series for the first time since 2016-17.

Jason Candle is the first UT coach since Tom Amstutz to have a winning record against Northern Illinois. His predecessor, Matt Campbell, was 0-5. Toledo doesn’t need to be reminded about the obstacle that awaits on Saturday.

“[Northern Illinois] is a massive challenge," Candle said.