2023 NIU Football Highlights - Huskies win the Camellia Bowl

[Applause] Lombardi his Towing the line at the 20 yard line as the stap drops back near the 15 drills it across the middle and the pass is complete as Grayson barns into the air the white out goes nothing nothing football game the initial Drive of the game and it's Northern Illinois with the football 1117 on the clock for the opening quarter the quick out to the near side caught by rudol at the 50 yd line rocky Lombardi Brown to the right side FES the hand off to Brown Lombard's going to come back going to throw wide to The Far Side the pass is caught at the 20 bump out of bounds after making the grab is going to be Grace at bar yeah now this is Rocky Lombardi back there he's going to throw the football into the end zone here Lombardi straight back Lombardi lofty get into the end zone and the the catch is made on the back line of the end zone they're going to caught it a touchdown they're going to caught it a touchdown for Northern Illinois but you know they're going to look at this one after review the ring on the field is confirmed we go touchdown six nothing Huskies in the sun Bel conference and he will fake the hand off trying to get to the far side and gets turned back in nicely defensively by Devonte Al as they have yet another first down of back to- back plays this a little toss tapped up in the air it's intercepted by Norther it's picked away tapped up in the air and it what as though Javon bird came up with it inside the 5 yd line my goodness it will be first down from the 25 yd line Lombardi of the pockets going to come towards the near side the pass is complete to the 35 up across the 40 and pushed down at about the 43 yd line onepoint lead and the shift it is going to go to the Wildcat once again they come right to about the 30 little spin move down near the 25 yd line Lombardi standing of the pistol once again two men out wide to the left hand side Lombardi is going to keep it Lombardi steps across the five spins away from one Defender at the two and he's got the NIU touchdown as Rocky Lombardi it'll be fourth that one 13 yd line Northern Territory and Arkansas State they keep it on the ground they go straight ahead for Zach Wallace I think he's short yeah if if the call was touchdown well that's it it was a touchdown and on Far Side getting to the side that's going to be brown 35 onario Brown the quick opener as he goes to the right hand side will carry the football up to the 40 yd line for Kevin Wood the placement just inside the left hash mark and it's a fake it will be W with the snap wle is open whittles in the 10 the five he's got the NIU touchdown on the play fake I knew it was going to happen I knew it was going to be a fake I just didn't see the 49 y being something that as you can possibly have a chanler hardish was was having fun you've got the Wildcat Gavin Williams will show it and NIU overcame at 13 nothing disadvantage toss back it is going to go to the hands of trayon Rudolph the throw is going to go to the end zone and you have got the two-point conversion and they are at the yd line with that first down fake of the handoff rer going to peel to the near side passes on the money but taking a shot just as the the ball got there was Cory Rucker I mean he was hit by one of the the NIU Defenders solidly ground behind the quarterback at Rocky Lombardy and pero on the right side Slants across the 3040 he's down the far sideline and finally gets shoved out of [Applause] [Music] bounds Rocky Lombardi with the throw to the near side and the catch is made and it's caught Trayvon Rudolph inside the 40 Hy's motion of man to the near side that would be the tight end they keep it on the ground it's Gavin Williams Williams run Straight Ahead there a cut back he was looking to come left stops to the nine puts foot into the turf Cuts back straight North and South Third Down half a dozen you've got to reach that 36 yd line there's a Long Count this time for Rocky Lombardi steps back Lombardi tried to escape the the grasp of a couple of Defenders Run's into one of his own offensive lineman now bounces off comes out to the left side he's going to throw on the run and the pass is going to be complet and look at that up across the 45 to about the 46 yd line second down five yeah I mean they have thrown the football I think a little bit more than what I expected today I thought they'd try to be a little bit more balanced in the back field Norther Illinois and the the blitz defensively for the Huskies play right now you need three yards to pick up the the fresh set of downs back to throw Lombardi Lombardi delivers the pass that's caught down the near sideline grabbed on the left hand side that's Grayson Barnes with the catch for Ru s from Center little bit of movement into the secondary this time from jaquin daily thought they had him reallyy well bottled up right there at the line of scrimmage a two down situation from here yeah probably great back the quarterback he is going to go down down goes chanon Raider Huskies will finally get to the the quarterback it's first and 10 again with Arkansas State and here is d d is going to get pushed back maybe a yard or so the outside kick ball is TE up at the 30 this time has to reach the 40 takes a hop in the air Huskies come up with it they return it straight ahead inside the 30 it goes down to about the 29 yd line that football for Ru hopped up into the hands of Grayson barns I thought so Rocky Lombardi from the 32 yd line in Arkansas State territory there is the hand off Brown's got it opening Brown inside the 25 Brown to about the 20 yd line and that will be a first down under Center will take the snap the knee is going to go down 10 seconds remaining Huskies will come off of the sideline 6 seconds remaining the Kenia B Champions would be the Northern Illinois Huskies conratulations thank you sir yes sir yeah baby let's [Applause] go