The NIU football team heads to Toledo on Wednesday to take on the Rockets, the last scheduled meeting between the two teams before the Huskies leave the Mid-American Conference at the end of the school year.

The Rockets (4-4 overall, 2-2 Mid-American Conference) lost Oct. 25 to Washington State, 28-7. The Huskies snapped a six-game losing streak in their last game, a 21-7 win over Ball State .

Toledo has won three straight in the series, including 13-6 in DeKalb last year . The Huskies last won 22-20 at the Glass Bowl in 2021 .

Here are three things to know heading into the game.

Huskies show flexibility at cornerback

In the win over the Cardinals, starting cornerbacks Jacob Finley and Donte Harrison missed the contest. True freshman James Finley IV and redshirt freshman Dev’i

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