Kent State Golden Flashes

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

DETROIT — Northern Illinois won its second straight Mid-American Conference championship Friday night, out-dueling No. 17 Kent State 44-37 in double-overtime at Ford Field to defend its title in exhausting fashion. NIU (21-1) has won 12 straight...

Many people all over the Midwest flocked to gas stations and convenience stores this week for a long shot chance at prosperity. Mid-American Conference Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher drove to Detroit dreaming of the same thing. "First and foremost the...

Notre Dame began the season unranked in the Associated Press media poll and is now No. 1; USC started No.1 and is now unranked. Oops, sorry, and welcome to my jungle. Pro pundits can pick the New York Giants to win the Super Bowl and still be right when...

GAINESVILLE — While the Florida Gators are on track for the Sugar Bowl, their opponent could run the gamut. Current bowl projections pit the No. 4 Gators against No. 11 Oklahoma on Jan. 2 in New Orleans. But following a number of high-stakes...