Nov. 15, 2009

DeKALB, Ill. - Northern Illinois' regular season football finale versus Central Michigan on Friday, November 27 will kick off at Noon (Central Time) from Central Michigan's Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mt. Pleasant, Mich., the league and CMU announced over the weekend.

The game, which will be played on the Friday after Thanksgiving, will not be televised over the air, but will be streamed live online through ESPN360.com. All NIU radio broadcasts are available online via Huskies' All Access at www.niuhuskies.com.

Entering the second-to-last weekend of the regular season, the Chippewas and Huskies are the top two teams in the Mid-American Conference West Division with CMU undefeated in the MAC entering this Wednesday's ESPN2 game at Ball State, while the Huskies are 5-1 in league games going into Saturday's game at Ohio.

The Ohio game, which kicks off Saturday at 1 p.m. (Central), can also be viewed online via the Mid-American Conference's All-MACcess package available at www.mac-sports.com.

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