After missing the MAC Championship game for the first time in six years, Northern Illinois will look to get back on top of the MAC West division next year.
On paper, this is a typical NIU recruiting class, a mix of highly rated recruits with reported P5 offers to go with a handful of recruits who went more under-the-radar throughout the recruiting process.
This class also is rooted in the Land of Lincoln. Recruiting the state of Illinois has always been a big priority for Rod Carey and his staff, and that did not change in this recruiting cycle.