Next season, the Northern Illinois Huskies are going to be an impressive team. Not only have they learned from last season’s challenges, but they are getting to be a more mature crowd. Their quarterback is a better runner than a thrower most of the time, but that kind of thing happens sometimes. And their running game is decent, having won several games against tough teams last season. The big part of the show is the defense, however. They were able to win big games last year mainly due to the performance of their defense, which has successfully stopped the run and the pass. With NIU, you can expect a decent season. They’re not going to be BCS champions or anything anytime soon, but they are going to be an interesting team.