NORTHERN ILLINOIS HUSKIES NEWS

Levis' 4 TDs help No. 8 Kentucky hold off Northern Illinois

Will Levis tied a career best with four touchdown passes, including critical scores of 70 and 40 yards to Barion Brown and Tayvion Robinson, respectively, after halftime, and No. 8...

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Final statistics from No. 8 Kentucky football's 31-23 win over Northern Illinois Complete statistics from Saturday’s Kentucky Wildcats football game against Northern Illinois at Kroger Field in Lexington.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022 • KENTUCKY.COM

Kentucky Wildcats vs Northern Illinois Huskies Box Score - September 24, 2022 - The Athletic Get real-time NCAAF coverage and scores as the Kentucky Wildcats take on the Northern Illinois Huskies at 11:00pm UTC on September 24, 2022. The Athletic brings you the latest stat...

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Harrison Waylee - Tops 60 yards vs. Kentucky Waylee had 18 carries for 63 yards on Saturday night against Kentucky.

Impact Waylee has re-asserted himself as Northern Illinois' lead back, with 35 carries over the last two games. As long as he's seeing more work than Antario Brown, he has some automatic fantasy value.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Antario Brown - Runs for 37 yards vs. Kentucky Brown had six carries for 37 yards Saturday night against Kentucky.

Impact Brown failed to score for the firs time this season, but he's still averaging over five yards per carry. Harrison Waylee's presence reduces his fantasy upside, at least until he gets more work consistently.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Cole Tucker - Tops 50 yards vs. Kentucky Tucker had three receptions for 55 yards against Kentucky on Saturday night.

Impact Tucker has cleared 50 yards in all four games this season, with a prior two-game scoring streak. Northern Illinois starts MAC play next week against Ball State.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Tristen Tewes - Catches two TD vs. Kentucky Tewes had six catches for 37 yards and two touchdowns against Kentucky on Saturday night.

Impact Tewes had one catch this season heading into Saturday. He is not yet fantasy relevant.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Ethan Hampton - Gets start vs. Kentucky Hampton started Saturday night against Kentucky, and went 13-for-25 for 196 yards and a touchdown.

Impact Rocky Lombardi (knee) was unable to go after being injured last week. If he is out again next week against Ball State, Hampton will presumably start again.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Rocky Lombardi - Still absent from warmup Lombardi (knee) remains absent from pregame warmups Saturday, Nick Roush of Kentucky Sports Radio reports.

Impact Kickoff is approaching and Lombardi is still not warming up with his position group. It is unlikely that he is available for Saturday's game at this point. Ethan Hampton, who relieved the injured Lombardi in Week 3, is the likely starter.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Rocky Lombardi - Not participating in warmups Lombardi (knee) is not warming up ahead of Saturday's game against Kentucky, 247 Sports reports.

Impact Lombardi's status hasn't been fully determined just yet but the other Northern Illinois quarterbacks warming up while he watches off to the side points to the possibility of him missing this game. He was knocked out of the Week 3 game with a knee injury and has a brace on his injured left knee. If he is indeed out, Ethan Hampton would be the next man up.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Rocky Lombardi - Game-time call Saturday Lombardi (knee) is considered a game-time decision for Saturday's game against Kentucky, Pete Thamel of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Lombardi left the Week 3 game against Vanderbilt with a knee injury and did not return. Reports earlier expressed some optimism surrounding Lombardi's status, but it's still not a guarantee that he plays Saturday. Look for further confirmation on Lombardi's status when the Huskies take the field for warmups. Ethan Hampton would be the quarterback if Lombardi is unable to go against the Wildcats.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

No. 8 Kentucky seeks more improvement vs Northern Illinois

Cleaner play would really please Kentuky coach Mark Stoops

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kentucky football vs. Northern Illinois: Betting line, 3 things to know before you pick Coming off a disappointing performance in beating an underdog, the Wildcats look to shore up shortcomings vs. the Huskies.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 • COURIER-JOURNAL.COM

How No. 8 Kentucky and Northern Illinois match up — with a game prediction A position-by-position analysis of the Kentucky Wildcats vs. Northern Illinois Huskies football game on Saturday, Sept. 24.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 • KENTUCKY.COM

Rocky Lombardi - Optimism surrounding injury Coach Thomas Hammock said Tuesday the team "got better news than we expected" on Lombardi's knee injury, Mark Story of the Lexington Hearld-Leader reports.

Impact While there's optimism, it doesn't look like Lombardi is out of the woods yet. Hammock added, "we've got the rest of the week to figure that out he progresses." Lombardi appears to have avoided a serious issue, but he may still be forced to miss some game action. If he's unavailable, Ethan Hampton would likely take over as the primary signal caller.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Kyle Pugh savors a rare 8th season of eligibility with Northern Illinois — and even the jokes: 'They call me grandpa' CHICAGO — Kyle Pugh remembers the play that would become just the first leg of an odyssey of repeated heartbreaks, only he didn’t know it at...

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Quarterback Lombardi injured, NIU falls to Vanderbilt 38-28 Redshirt freshman quarterback Ethan Hampton acquitted himself well filling in for the injured Rocky Lombardi, but Northern Illinois fell 38-...

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022 • DAILYHERALD.COM

Photos: Vanderbilt football at Northern Illinois A look at photos from Vanderbilt at Northern Illinois Sept. 17, 2022, in DeKalb, Illinois.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022 • TENNESSEAN.COM

Freshman QB Swann leads Vanderbilt past Northern Illinois

Freshman quarterback AJ Swann threw four touchdown passes and Vanderbilt rallied to a 38-28 non-conference victory over Northern Illinois

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fabian McCray - Nears 50 yards vs. Vanderbilt McCray had three receptions for 46 yards against Vanderbilt on Saturday.

Impact McCray has four catches over the last two games. He is not even close to the fantasy radar, at least not yet.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Shemar Thornton - Catches five passes vs. Vanderbilt Thornton had five catches for 37 yards on Saturday againsr Vanderbilt.

Impact Thornton has at least five catches in two of three games this season. After next week against Kentucky, he could be someone to keep an eye on as the Huskies' MAC schedule starts.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Harrison Waylee - Does little on 17 carries vs. Vandy Waylee 52 yards on a team-high 17 carries, with one catch for negative yardage, against Vanderbilt on Saturday.

Impact Waylee has a least 14 carries in two of three games this season, but he is (or should be) in danger of losing work to Antario Brown. A tough matchup is also coming next week against Kentucky.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Antario Brown - Has long TD run vs. Vanderbilt Brown had eight carries for 60 yards, highlighted by a 51-yard touchdown run, against Vanderbilt on Saturday.

Impact Brown has scored in all three games this season, with at least 60 yards in all three contests as well. There's a case for him to see more work, though a very tough matchup looms next week against Kentucky.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Cole Tucker - Catches two TD vs. Vanderbilt Tucker had four receptions for 88 yards and two touchdowns against Vanderbilt on Saturday.

Impact Tucker has three touchdowns over the last two games, and 15 catches for 287 yards through three games this season. He has appeal in deeper fantasy leagues, with a likely negative game script to fuel production against Kentucky next week .

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Ethan Hampton - Throws two touchdowns vs. Vandy Hampton went 12-for-19 for 124 yards with two touchdowns and an interception, along with six rushing yards, Saturday against Vanderbilt.

Impact Hampton came in for an injured Rocky Lombardi (knee). If Lombardi has to miss time, he'll be starting under center for the Huskies, with Kentucky on the slate next Saturday night.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE