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Huskie QB Josh Haldi earns first MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week honor (9/30) CLEVELAND, OH---Northern Illinois University's football team enters the month of October with a 4-0 record, the program's best start in nearly four decades. And while Michael "the Burner" Turner draws many of the headlines, the play of Josh Haldi (Madison, OH) might be just as crucial to the team's success. The junior quarterback earned the spotlight himself on Tuesday (Sept. 30), when Haldi was named the Mid-American Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week, as announced by MAC Commissioner Rick Chryst. Story Northern Illinois begins MAC play Saturday versus Ohio (9/29) The 17th-ranked Huskies host OU in a 6:35 p.m. contest at Brigham Field. Weekly release (PDF) Stats (PDF) Two-deep line-ups (PDF) Northern Illinois TB Michael Turner wins seventh career MAC Player of the Week citation (9/29) DeKALB, IL --- Something old and something new for No. 32. For the school-record seventh time in his career, Northern Illinois University tailback Michael Turner was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Week. For the first time,“The Burner” received the weekly MAC honor as the school’s all-time leading career rusher. Story #20 Northern Illinois Improves To 4-0 After 24-16 Win Over Iowa State (9/27) DeKalb, IL - For the first time since the 1965 season, 20th-ranked Northern Illinois University is a 4-0 football team. The Huskies wrapped up the non-conference portion of their schedule with a 24-16 win over the Iowa State University Cyclones, Saturday (Sept. 27) at Huskie Stadium at Brigham Field before a record crowd of 28,218 in DeKalb, IL. Story Huskies close non-conference schedule with home date versus Iowa State (9/23) Northern Illinois, ranked 20th in the nation according to AP, attempts to go 4-0 for the first time since 1965 when the Cyclones visit Huskie Stadium for the 3:05 p.m.
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