Going into the final game of his collegiate career, Quinn Urwiler already locked down one of the most prolific single seasons for an NIU linebacker.

The Huskie senior and Batavia graduate threw an exclamation point on top of the season, forcing a fumble and coming away with his first career interception, bobbling the pass before coming away with it.

Even though he finished the year with 141 tackles, 11th most in school history, he said he was maybe too focused on showing off to coach Thomas Hammock the speed he displayed in his days at Batavia High School.

“We were playing stray, so it was just getting to my hash,” Urwiler said. “The guy tipped it. ... The first time I grabbed it, I’m like, ‘Here I go, I got to run. I get to show Coach Ham the running back skills from high school.’

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