Huskies to battle UMass today at 12 p.m.
Northeastern looks to rebound today when the Huskies take on
Massachusetts at McGuirk Stadium at 12 p.m. Both teams are coming off
losses; the Huskies fell to New Hampshire 48-21, and the Minutemen were
beaten at Maine 19-9. The Huskies hope to get another strong
performance out of John Griffin, who has rushed for 332 yards and two
touchdowns over the last two games. Today's contest will broadcast
live on Huskies Radio 1550 AM and WRBB Radio 104.9 FM.
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Akinniyi named Academic All-District
Northeastern football junior defensive lineman David Akinniyi was named to ESPN the Magazine’s Academic All-District
first team. The announcement was made by the College Sports Information
Directors of America (CoSIDA), whose members vote on the candidates. Akinniyi, who majors in Management, leads Northeastern in tackles for a loss (9.5) and is second in sacks (3.0). He and the Huskies play at Massachusetts Saturday at 12 p.m.
• Read more (11/5/09)
Huskies on the road at UMass Saturday
Northeastern looks to rebound this Saturday when they take on Massachusetts at McGuirk Stadium at 12 p.m. Both teams are coming off losses; the Huskies fell to New Hampshire 48-21, and the Minutemen were beaten at Maine 19-9. The Huskies hope to get another strong performance out of John Griffin, who has rushed for 332 yards and two touchdowns over the last two games. Saturday's contest will broadcast live on Huskies Radio 1550 AM and WRBB Radio 104.9 FM.
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• Read more (11/2/09)
Hager on CAA Football Teleconference
Fans and members of the media can listen to head coach Rocky Hager each Monday on the CAA Football Coaches Teleconference. Each week, Hager will discuss his team's game performances and upcoming matchups. This week, he talked about last week's game against New Hampshire, Saturday's contest against Massachusetts, the progress of freshman Kyle Hunte and Richmond's status in this week's AP poll.
• Hager CAA Football teleconference interview
Griffin and Vega shine in NU loss at UNH
John Griffin rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown, and Jason Vega recorded a career-high 2.5 sacks, but the Huskies suffered a 48-21 loss to New Hampshire Saturday at Cowell Stadium in Durham, N.H. The Huskies allowed 281 rushing yards to the Wildcats, including 176 and two touchdowns to Chad Kackert. Northeastern heads back on the road next Saturday at Massachusetts for a 12 p.m. tilt.
• Full story & box score (10/31/09)
