Quinn Urwiler forced his second turnover, the NIU offense was surging, and the Huskies seemed headed toward a win in their final Mid-American Conference game .

But the Huskies were outgained 143-69 in the final 13:46, a two-score lead disappeared, and a disappointing season ended with a 35-31 loss to Kent State on Friday .

“We just got lazy,” Urwiler said. “Guys not wrapping up, not fitting where we’re supposed to be fitting. Those are moments you have to win, and we didn’t do that.”

NIU (3-9 overall, 2-6 MAC) wrapped up its seventh season under coach Thomas Hammock and its fourth with a losing record. The Huskies won bowl games the last two years and also went 3-9 in 2022. They’ll head into the Mountain West next year.

The Huskies built up a 31-20 lead thanks in a big part to Ur

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