After the NIU offense struggled on the road against Power 4 schools ranked 13th and 16th nationally in scoring defense, the Huskies return to DeKalb this week to face *check notes* the 17th best scoring defense in the country.

If the Huskies can’t find a way to score points soon, there’s a very good chance they’ll be sitting at 1-3 at the start of Mid-American Conference play.

That makes the game Saturday against San Diego State at Huskie Stadium about more than getting back to .500. It’s about identity. It’s about trajectory. And it’s about proving the offense isn’t broken.

The Huskies have scored exactly one (1) offensive touchdown in each of their first three games. A 96-yard kickoff return by Dev’ion Reynolds is the main reason they escaped Holy Cross, an 0-4 FCS team.

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