The Northern Illinois Huskies (3-8) square off against a fellow MAC foe when they host the Kent State Golden Flashes (4-7) on Friday, November 28, 2025 at Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium.

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Northern Illinois vs. Kent State: Nov. 28 Viewing Options

Game date: Friday, November 28, 2025
Game time: 12 p.m. ET
Location: DeKalb, Illinois
Venue: Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium
TV channel: CBS Sports Network
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Huskies vs. Golden Flashes Insights

Northern Illinois has been a bottom-25 offense this year, ranking fourth-worst with 280.5 yards per game. The defensive unit is ranked 52nd in the FBS (349.9 yards allowed per game).
The Huskies rank seventh-worst in scoring offense (15.8 points per game), but they've been a little better on defense, ranking 59th with 23.4 points allowed per game.
While Northern Illinois ranks third-worst in the FBS in passing offense with 105.4 passing yards per game, it's been a different story with the defense, which ranks 18th-best (170.9 passing yards per game allowed).
This season has been tough for Kent State on both sides of the ball, as it is posting only 281.4 total yards per game (fifth-worst) and ceding 436.8 total yards per game (seventh-worst).
This season has been difficult for the Golden Flashes on both offense and defense, as they are putting up only 20 points per contest (17th-worst) and ceding 33.8 points per game (13th-worst).
Kent State has been struggling to stop the pass, ranking 16th-worst with 255 passing yards given up per game. It has been more effective on the other side of the ball, regstering 196.2 passing yards per contest (102nd-ranked).

Players to WatchNorthern Illinois

Josh Holst: 689 PASS YDS / 98.4 YPG / 60% / 4 TD / 3 INT / 54 CAR / 155 RUSH YDS / 1 TD
Chavon Wright: 166 CAR / 690 YDS / 62.7 YPG / 3 TD / 8 REC / 16 YDS / 2.7 YPG / 0 TD
Telly Johnson Jr.: 116 CAR / 654 YDS / 59.5 YPG / 4 TD / 15 REC / 96 YDS / 10.7 YPG / 0 TD
DeAree Rogers: 44 REC / 494 YDS / 44.9 YPG / 3 TD

Kent State

Dru DeShields: 1,823 PASS YDS / 182.3 YPG / 57.3% / 16 TD / 2 INT
Gavin Garcia: 122 CAR / 496 YDS / 45.1 YPG / 2 TD / 4 REC / 43 YDS / 5.4 YPG / 0 TD
Jordan Nubin: 74 CAR / 228 YDS / 32.6 YPG / 1 TD / 3 REC / 12 YDS / 4 YPG / 0 TD
Cade Wolford: 18 REC / 465 YDS / 46.5 YPG / 7 TD

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