The Northern Illinois Huskies (1-3) dropped their third straight game as the Vanderbilt Commodores (1-3) escaped with a 24-18 victory Saturday afternoon in Nashville, Tennessee.
All three of the Huskies’ losses have come against P5 opponents and now, as we enter MAC play next weekend, here are the five things we’ve taken away from the non-conference schedule.
1. Penalties have been a big issue so far
This has hurt the Huskies both ways. NIU has been flagged 27 times while their opponents have only been called for 15 fouls. So opponents have been getting free yardage while not giving up much to NIU.