![]() ![]() Lynch and the Huskies open 2013 spring practices Wednesday, March 20, with the annual spring game scheduled for Saturday, April 13.įor more information on NIU football and Huskie athletics, visit Megan Gregory He also earned All-America recognition from, SI.com and Phil Steele’s Magazine. He won the Mid-American Conference Vern Smith Leadership Award, presented to the league’s most valuable player as selected by MAC head coaches, and was the MAC Offensive Player of the Year and first team All-MAC quarterback. He led a Huskie offense that averaged 38.6 points per game as NIU ranked 12th in the country in total offense, 13th in scoring and 20th in total offense. He ranked fourth in the country in total offense as a junior and was the nation’s seventh-leading rusher with an average of 129.6 yards per game. Lynch finished seventh in the 2012 Heisman Trophy voting. He rushed for 100 yards or more in 11 games to demolish the previous record for most consecutive 100-yard rushing games by a quarter, and became the first player in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision history to pass for 3,000 yard and rush for 1,500 in the same season. He accounted for 5,740 yards of total offense and 44 touchdowns as a junior with 3,138 passing yards and 1,815 rushing yards. The Chicago native set three NCAA records in 2012 en route to earning second-team All-America honors. Lynch led Northern Illinois to a 12-2 record, its second consecutive Mid-American Conference Championship and a historic berth in the Discover Orange Bowl, the first appearance by a MAC team in a Bowl Championship Series bowl. ![]() NIU defensive end Jake Coffman won the Touchdown Club’s Male Athlete of the Year honor in 2009, while quarterback Chandler Harnish earned the MAC Player of the Year honor in 2010 and was the Male Athlete of the Year in 2011.įormer Nebraska Athletic Director and Head Coach Tom Osborne was honored at the event, along with Ohio State Head Coach Urban Meyer, Buckeyes’ quarterback Braxton Miller and Louisiana Tech quarterback Colby Cameron and a host of other prep and college players. Lynch’s appearance in Columbus marks the fourth straight season that a Northern Illinois player has been honored. ![]() This year’s event marked the 58th straight year that the Touchdown Club of Columbus has brought together some of the top college and high school players in America for its annual football awards banquet. Carmel HS) is in Columbus, Ohio, this weekend where he was honored as the 2012 Mid-American Conference Player of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus. Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Gaudio is a communication major and student intern in NIU Media and Public Relations. ![]() It will be quick, painless and ultimately beneficial.įor more information, visit the NIU Student Financial Aid website or chat online, call (815) 753-1395 (1-80 toll-free) or email Jeanette GaudioĮditor’s note: Jeanette Gaudio’s “iConquer” column will appear frequently in NIU Today this semester, offering tips from campus professionals to help students keep their academic resolutions and achieve their educational goals. The only cost is a little bit of your time on a Friday morning, which means your evening will still be free.ĭoing this can only make life less stressful, so why wouldn’t you? Do not deprive yourself of the awesome opportunities offered. Eligible students completing the FAFSA early might beat the the MAP grant cutoff date, which could mean as much as $4,968 in extra aid – and fewer student loans to worry about later. It is important to do this quickly and correctly.Ĭertain types of financial aid award are distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis. There will be people there who have answers to all of your questions. every Friday through the end of the semester, staff in Room 245 of Swen Parson Hall will provide the support and direction you need to complete your FAFSA. How can we be proactive if we do not posses the knowledge of how to complete the task?Īt Northern Illinois University, resources are abundant.įrom 8:30 a.m. Financial aid can only offer so much to so many people.Ĭompleting your FAFSA early is a sure way to feel accomplished and secure in knowing your financial situation for school next year.īut having motivation is only half of the battle in certain situations. We all know that when it comes to financial aid, there are only so many dollars to go around. IConquer: Don’t let tuition stand in your way, visit Financial Aid soon to complete your FAFSA ![]()
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