After losing two road games to Power 4 teams, the NIU football team returns home Saturday to take on San Diego State.

The Huskies enter off a 38-10 loss at Mississippi State despite trailing only 14-10 at halftime. The Aztecs (2-1) crushed Cal 34-0, their second shutout of the season.

The Huskies are 0-6 all-time against the Aztecs including 0-3 in DeKalb. SDSU won the last meeting 34-28 in San Diego in 2017. In 2016, the Aztecs won 42-28 in DeKalb. The teams also played four times between 1967 and 1971.

Here are three things to know about the game.

Hammock: Offensive line play trending upward

Coach Thomas Hammock said the offensive line has been a huge positive for the team so far, especially considering the line features three walk-ons (Landon Hron, A.C. Curry and Izzy Ozoh) and

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