Fresh off a 45-3 win against the last-place team in the Mid-American Conference, the degree of difficulty shoots up for the NIU football team when the Huskies host first-place Western Michigan on Tuesday.

The Huskies (3-7 overall, 2-4 MAC) put up more points against UMass (0-10, 0-5) than they had in any two other games this year. The Minutemen are 132nd out of 134 teams in scoring defense, allowing 37.6 points per game. The Broncos (6-4, 5-1) are 17th nationally, tied with Notre Dame in allowing 18.4 points per game.

NIU has won three straight in the series and seven of eight at home against the Broncos, the last home loss coming in 2021. NIU won on the road last year, 42-28.

Jalen Macon lined up for second straight start at quarterback

Macon made his first start at quarterback f

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