HUSKIES PROVE TOO MUCH FOR GOLDEN FLASHES AS NIU WINS MAC CROWN

At Ford Field, Detroit:

Quarterback Rocky Lombardi ran for three touchdowns on Saturday as the Northern Illinois Huskies (9-4) won their sixth Mid-American Conference championship in the last eleven years after overpowering the Kent State Golden Flashes (7-6) 41-23 in the conference's championship game.