His 1915 yards in 2002 ranks third alltime

In 2008 the NIU defense, led by English's 16, set a team record with 108 tackles for loss. English was NIU's highest draft pick this past April, going No 16 overall to the San Diego Chargers. He led the Huskies in rushing in 2002 and 2003, making a Heisman Trophy in 2003 behind the Huskies' 10-2 season. His 1,915 yards in 2002 ranks third all-time.Turner's 19 rushing touchdowns in 2002 rank tied for first all-time with former quarterback Stacey Robinson.

Turner continued the streak of what was then three straight seasons with a 1,000 yard rusher under Joe Novak, extending it to five seasons when he left. Turner was drafted by the San Diego Chargers and is now an Atlanta Falcon, garnering MVP votes andPro Bowl trip last season. When Garrett Wolfe came to NIU in 2002 he was ninth on the depth chart By the time he graduated in 2006, No 1 was No 1 in almost every rushing category at NIU. Wolfe is first in rushing yards (5,164), rushing touchdowns (52), yards per carry (6.40), yards per game (156.5), 100-yard games (22), 200-yard games (10), and consecutive 100-yard games (11).Wolfe is third in carries with 807.

In 2006 Wolfe gained early season Heisman Trophy talk before an injury hampered him. He still managed to rush for 1,928 yards (second in a single season) and 18 touchdowns (tied for fourth in a single season). In his three seasons as an NIU starting back he gained 1,000 yards in each year. Twice Wolfe set the single game rushing mark at NIU with 325 against Eastern Michigan in 2004 and 353 versus Ball State in 2006. Wolfe was the 2006 MAC MVP and finished his illustrious career tied for 11th on the NCAA career rushing list. He is tied with Avon Cobourne (1999-2002) of West Virginia and was just 13 yards shy of joining two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin (1972-1975) of Ohio State with 5,177 yards. AJ Harris, Phil Horvath (pictured), Brian Atkinson, Nick Duffy, Shatone Powers, Matt Simon, Steve Azar, Chris Nendick, Dan Sheldon, Tim McCarthy, Cory Hanson, Chandler Harnish, Jake Coffman, Jon Brost, and Jason Onyebuagu..

I've never been a real big football fan. I'm one of those people who watches the Super Bowl and maybe a playoff game here or there. I've seen “Rudy” and root for my hometown football team if I'm around a TV they are on (go Giants!). But after seeing “The Blind Side,” not only do I want to become a football fan, I want to root for the Ravens and wear an Oher jersey. I know the life of Michael Oher was glamorized for the big screen, but after doing some research, Hollywood stayed pretty close to his story. Granted Tim McGraw was a pretty big stretch to play Sean Tuohy, but I'll never complain about seeing Tim on a big screen. From the opening scene, I was taken in by the story of the boy lost on the streets of Memphis. By now, every one knows “Big Mike's” story. As a journalist, however, it's interesting to see the differences between the movie and the actual facts of his life. For example, in the movie, Oher finds out his father committed suicide by jumping off a bridge. In actuality, his father was murdered. A good portion of the movie is devoted to Oher's education and his learning techniques. In dramatic form, he needed a 2.5 GPA (grade point average) to get into an NCAA Division I school. One of the final scenes of the movie has Leigh Anne announcing he received a 2.52 at Oher's high school graduation ceremony. While this did happen, it's not quite accurate.