NIU football head coach Thomas Hammock was honest after the game. Of all the success he had in his first six seasons, Hammock didn't spend much time reveling in any of it.

"I told my players ‘for six years I didn’t enjoy wins," NIU head coach Thomas Hammock said after the game.

After a 19-17 win over FCS Holy Cross, it was a perfect time for a lesson. Saturday was a lesson in winning. Not how to win, exactly. It was a lesson in making sure the Huskies give themselves props for their accomplishments, no matter if they're expected or if they're colossal.

Those lessons started with the head coach.

"From this point forward, I’m going to enjoy every one of them," Hammock said.

The backstory:

Freshman and Carmel Catholic High School alum Dev’ion Reynolds returned a fourth-quarter kickoff f

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