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Decent outing in blowout Macon was 4-for-7 passing for 50 yards during Saturday's 54-15 win against Western Illinois. He also had five rushes for 27 yards with one touchdown.

Impact Macon was named the backup quarterback before Northern Illinois' season opener, but he still found a way to get involved in the blowout victory. The 6-foot-5 quarterback capitalized on his 27 yards rushing as well, cashing in a touchdown in the fourth quarter. The matchup did end up being a blowout which aided towards Macon's stats, but he could still be a supplementary playmaker in the coming weeks.

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Decent outing in blowout Macon was 4-for-7 passing for 50 yards during Saturday's 54-15 win against Western Illinois. He also had five rushes for 27 yards with one touchdown.

Impact Macon was named the backup quarterback before Northern Illinois' season opener, but he still found a way to get involved in the blowout victory. The 6-foot-5 quarterback capitalized on his 27 yards rushing as well, cashing in a touchdown in the fourth quarter. The matchup did end up being a blowout which aided towards Macon's stats, but he could still be a supplementary playmaker in the coming weeks.

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Not in line to start Macon is slated to back up Ethan Hampton after Hampton was announced as the starter prior to the contest, Skyler Kisellus of the Northern Star reports.

Impact Macon was listed as a co-starter along with Hampton on the opening depth chart, but it appears he'll begin the season in a backup role. It's still possible he will see some snaps under center in the opener, especially if things go south for Hampton, but he will likely begin Saturday's tilt on the sidelines.

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Listed as co-starter Macon is listed as a co-starter with Ethan Hampton on Northern Illinois' Week 1 depth chart, Skyler Kisellus of the Northern Star reports.

Impact Give credit to Macon, the Arkansas Pine-Bluff transfer, for making this a legitimate quarterback battle with the incumbent Ethan Hampton. This competition will rage into the regular season, it appears, and its feasible that both Hampton and Macon will play in an extremely winnable game against Western Illinois.

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Part of Northern Illinois' roster Macon is part of Northern Illinois' 2024 roster.

Impact Macon has transferred to Northern Illinois from Arkansas-Pine Bluff. While enrolled there across two years, he completed 62.5 percent of 136 passes for 937 yards and a 4:4 TD:INT ratio. Though all that is not impressive, the Huskies' lack of a proven quarterback gives Macon at least an adequate chance to be their QB1 sometime during 2024.

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