The Northern Illinois Huskies were a 28-point underdog entering Week 2 against No. 5 Notre Dame on Saturday afternoon. The Huskies had never upset a top-10 opponent in program history, but the $1.4 million payday the school got for the matchup from Notre Dame made it worth the short trip from DeKalb, Illinois to South Bend. As it turns out, the Fighting Irish got a lot more than they bargained for.
Northern Illinois stunned Notre Dame, 16-14, for the biggest upset of the college football season. NIU’s defense shutdown Irish QB Riley Leonard all afternoon, and a 35-yard field goal by Kanon Woodill put the Huskies ahead for good
→ Continue reading at SB Nation
