The Huskie Guys

The guys are discussing the first win for the podcast in quite sometime! NIU Men's Hoops went on the road and came out of Dayton, OH with an overtime victory (and were paid handsomely to do so). Congrats to Coach Matt Majkrzak on his first Division 1 victory. Also briefly discuss the San Jose State loss as the football team moved to 0-9.

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Football headed to out to Las Vegas for a matchup with UNLV. Men's hoops started their season out in South Carolina for a neutral site game at 2am CT against Grambling State. Unfortunately both resulted in losses for the Huskies but the guys chat about the games in this week's episode.

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The Matt Majkrzak era of NIU Basketball is here. The guys chat about NIU basketball in a free flowing conversation just days before the neutral site 2am opener against Grambling State. They discuss roster size, schedule, expectations and nostalgia trip about the last 15 years of MBB via a draft of NIU basketball things.

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NIU fell to 0-7 after a home loss to Hawaii in the first ever matchup between the two schools. The guys chat about the game before moving into a separate conversation with former NIU kicker Chris Nendick (2004-2007). They discuss the kicking position and the modern landscape of college football.

The conversation with Chris starts shortly after the 15 minute mark.

Check out Chris' company Windy City Kicking where he continues to develop kickers (including many who have come through NIU).

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The guys are joined this week by NIU Men's Basketball Coach, Matt Majkrzak for a fun conversation as we approach the 1st game of the 2026-2027 season. Topics covered include Saturday's exhibition win, the non-conference schedule, the convocation center and much more.

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NIU fell to 0-5 after a home loss to the Air Force Falcons in DeKalb. The guys talk about the L and question their life decisions.

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NIU fell to 0-4 after a road loss to the Georgia State Panthers in their first ever meeting. The guys jump on to talk about the loss as well as look ahead to the first ever MWC game against Air Force.

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NIU fell to 0-3 on Saturday night after falling to Arizona in Tucson. The guys are joined by former NIU offensive lineman JJ Lippe (2019-2024) to talk about the game.

*We apologize for a technical issue on Jay's audio for this episode if you listened early. It has since been corrected.

JJ earned First Team All-MAC honors in 2024 and was apart of the famous offensive line that helped lead the Huskies victory over Notre Dame in South Bend in 2024. JJ played 52 games over the span of his college career, starting 47 at various spots along the offensive line.

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NIU dropped its home opener against in-state FCS School Illinois State 28-24 on Saturday night. The guys are joined by returning guest, former WR Cole Tucker (2017-2022) to talk about the game.

Cole had 155 career receptions in an NIU uniform (ranking 7th all time), while racking up 2,030 receiving yards (8th all time) and 10 touchdowns. Cole came to NIU after a legendary career at DeKalb High School (the mayor of DeKalb).

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NIU opened the 2026 season on the road in Iowa City against the 22nd ranked Hawkeyes. The guys are joined by former NIU Quarterback Phil Horvath (2002-2006) to recap the 40-0 loss on Saturday.

Phil threw for 4,887 yards, 35 TD's during his time at NIU, ranking 7th all time in NIU history for passing yards. In 2005, he helped get the Huskies back to the MAC championship game for the first time since 1983 (unfortunately broke his arm against Central Michigan in Week 9). His 486 yards, 6 TD performance against Akron in 2005 was the most passing yards in a game by a Huskie until broken by Rocky Lombardi in 2021.

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