Ohio travels to DeKalb, Illinois for a Saturday night matchup with #17 Northern Illinois. The Bobcats (1-3 Overall, 0-1 MAC) are trying to bounce back from a disappointing loss to Western Michigan in their conference opener. The Huskies (4-0, 0-0) open MAC play after being the conference's flagship BCS-killer. NIU has beaten Maryland, Iowa St. and Alabama to earn the program's first-ever Top 25 ranking.

Ohio has won three straight in its series with NIU. The last meeting came in Athens in 1998 when the Cats scored a 28-12 win. Today's game offers another chance for the Bobcats to record the school's first win over a ranked opponent.