Paul Peck's Bull Session: Northern Illinois

Each week, Voice of Bulls Football Paul Peck will preview the upcoming game.

Buffalo (1-5, 0-2 MAC) vs. Northern Illinois (1-6, 1-2 MAC)

Shocking. That's the first reaction you have when you see that the Northern Illinois Huskies come into this game with one win and six losses. For most of UB's 17 years in the Mid-American Conference, the Huskies have been the league's best team. They've won the last six MAC West Titles, and most recently the 2014 MAC Championship. But a variety of factors-schedule, injuries, bad luck-have made this an unusual season in DeKalb, Illinois.

The Huskies have lost two three-overtime games. They've lost one game by 5 points, and another by 7 points. The combined…