Northern Illinois 2026 Preview | Win Total, Mountain West Odds & College Football Playoff Chances

The College Football Experience (@TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network continues its 138 college football team preview series with the Northern Illinois Huskies 2026 Season Preview. Pick Dundee aka (@TheColbyD) & Ryan McIntyre (@Moneyline_Mac) break down the 2026 Northern Illinois Huskies roster and what to expect in the Mountain West this season. Can interim head coach Rob Harley turn a sudden coaching change into a fresh start after Thomas Hammock's move to the NFL? Was that 3-9 record a true measure of a historically proud Group of Five program?

Can NCAA-record-setting transfer quarterback Taron Dickens change the outlook for a rebuilt offense under new coordinator Tony Petersen? Does Rob Harley's defense hold up as Northern Illinois jumps into a tougher Mountain West? How does a brutal road-heavy schedule that opens at Iowa before trips to Arizona and Georgia State set up? Can the Huskies handle their first-ever Mountain West season after decades in their old conference? And where's the betting value on the Northern Illinois Huskies win total, Mountain West odds and College Football Playoff chances? We talk it all and more on this episode of The College Football Experience.

0:00 Download the SGPN App Today!
2:03 Welcome To The Northern Illinois Huskies Preview
2:36 Remembering Coach Novak & A Proud Program's History
8:07 Thomas Hammock Departs For The Seahawks
9:48 Rob Harley's Coaching Tree And Hot Seat Rating
11:17 2025 Season Recap: The Uncharacteristic 3-9
15:17 Offensive Rebuild: Quinn Sanders To Tony Petersen
17:25 Portal QB Taron Dickens Changes The Outlook
25:19 Rob Harley's Defense And The Transfer Portal Haul
29:15 NIL Beer, DeKalb Bars And Husky Stadium
36:14 NIU Legends And State Of The Program
40:50 Schedule Breakdown: Iowa Through UTEP
52:49 Locking In The Win Total And Dream Non-Con Additions

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