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Whitehall grad Cole has role in Northern Illinois story
Bob Cole spent Monday recruiting in Alabama, and as he visited prospective recruits he had a new sales pitch to use. He could say he was representing the "Orange Bowl-bound, Northern Illinois Huskies." Cole is the former Whitehall High School football...
Tags: Mid-American Conference, College Football, Duke Blue Devils, Orange Bowl, ESPN (tv network)
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Is NIU's BCS bowl bid a flaw in the system?
Happy for the MAC Ron Fritz Baltimore Sun I have no idea whether Northern Illinois playing in the Orange Bowl is a strength or weakness of the BCS system, but I'm glad to see a Mid-American Conference school in a BCS bowl. Seven MAC schools are going...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Ohio State Buckeyes, Mid-American Conference, Oklahoma Sooners, College Football
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Kirk Herbstreit rips Northern Illinois' Orange Bowl appearance
South Florida Sun SentinelNorthern Illinois' unprecedented inclusion in the Bowl Championship Series lineup isn't sitting well with ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit. Northern Illinois (12-1) earned the Mid-American Conference's first major bowl berth by meeting...Tags: Boise State Broncos, Mid-American Conference, Big Ten Conference, College Football, Orange Bowl
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Berth in Orange Bowl, new coach cap wild weekend for NIU
It was an incredible weekend for the Northern Illinois football program. A 44-37 double-overtime victory over Kent State in the Mid-American Conference championship game kicked off the exhilaration Friday night at Ford Field in Detroit. That was followed...Tags: Mid-American Conference, Sugar Bowl, College Football, ESPN (tv network), Orange Bowl
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UCF will play Ball State in Beef `O' Brady's Bowl
Despite early hope it would play a Big East opponent in the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, UCF learned Sunday evening it would face a Mid-American Conference opponent instead. Ball State accepted a bid to play the Knights on Dec. 21 at St. Petersburg's Tropicana...
Tags: Nebraska Cornhuskers, Big Ten Conference, Mid-American Conference, Ball State Cardinals, College Football
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Only major bowl question: Can Northern Illinois steal a BCS bid?
Aren't you going to miss the Bowl Championship Series? (Don't email answer that). The college football selection system for bowl games that has been ordered to the junk heap after next season might have a couple of surprises left in it. Nebraska's...
Tags: South Florida Bulls, Big Ten Conference, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Mid-American Conference, College Football
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Digest: Towson's Benimon is CAA Player of the Week again
College basketball Towson's Benimon is CAA Player of the Week again Towson junior Jerrelle Benimon was named the Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. It marks the fourth time this season...
Tags: National Basketball Association, Teaching and Learning, Universal Sports (tv network), College Football, Drexel Dragons
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No surprise: Notre Dame vs. Alabama in BCS title game
The final Bowl Championship Series standings on Sunday produced a lot of expected news and one big surprise. Notre Dame and Alabama, in what everyone knew was just a formality, finished first and second in the final standings and will meet Jan. 7 in...
Tags: Washington Huskies, South Florida Bulls, Nebraska Cornhuskers, College Football, Arkansas Razorbacks
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Gators' matchup with Louisville in Sugar Bowl has familiar face
GAINESVILLE — A shake-up in the final BCS standings will pit the Florida Gators against a familiar face in a familiar place. The Gators will cap a turnaround season under coach Will Muschamp with a date against coach Charlie Strong and the...
Tags: Oklahoma Sooners, Arkansas Razorbacks, College Football, Kansas State Wildcats, Orange Bowl
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FSU to play Northern Illinois in Orange Bowl, UF to play Louisville in Sugar
Florida State will play MAC champion Northern Illinois in the Orange Bowl and Florida will play Louisville in the Sugar Bowl, sources told the Orlando Sentinel and Sun Sentinel. CNNSI.com's Pete Thamel was the first to report the news. The official...
Tags: Nebraska Cornhuskers, Mid-American Conference, College Football, Sugar Bowl, Clemson Tigers
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Reports: Northern Illinois earns BCS berth to Orange Bowl
Well, sometimes the little guys do win. Northern Illinois has earned a Bowl Championship Series bowl bid, according to several media reports. The champions of the Mid-American Conference will play Florida State in the Orange Bowl. It will be the MAC's...
Tags: Oklahoma Sooners, Mid-American Conference, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Big Ten Conference, College Football
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Doeren leaves NIU for N.C. State
Northern Illinois has become an ideal career launching point for ambitious football coaches ultimately seeking a higher national profile, stronger competition, improved facilities and more money. Unfortunately, the successful mid-major program hasn't...
Tags: Mid-American Conference, Bowl Championship Series, College Football, Illinois, Kent State University
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