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Game Review: NIU's Big Mean Running Machine

Game Review: NIU's Big Mean Running Machine

NIU quietly has one of the best G5 rushing attacks. Here's how it works.

Patrick Mayhorn
Oct 13, 2021
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In retrospect, Northern Illinois taking a big step forward this season should have been obvious.

Granted, that’s easy to say as the Huskies sit at 4-2 with a pair of crucial MAC victories and an upset of a P5 team under their belts, but the roster makeup and the returning talent really did tell a story of likely improvement. From my preview, back in Febr…

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