NIU at San Jose State: Huskies facing Aztecs still chasing first win
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The NIU football team heads to San Jose State on Saturday still searching for its first win of the season and its first as a member of the Mountain West Conference.The Huskies (0-8 overall, 0-4 Mountain West) lost 31-24 at UNLV last week. They had the ball twice in Rebels territory with a chance to tie or win the game.Saturday will be the second all-time meeting between the programs. NIU won the first, 18-17, in San Jose in 1995.The Spartans (4-5, 2- 3) have lost two straight and three of their last four, including a 21-16 loss to New Mexico last week. Their two conference wins came against UTEP, 24-11, and Wyoming, 16-13. NIU hasn’t played UTEP yet and lost 41-23 to Wyoming.Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. Central on Mountain West+. Here’s what to know about the game.NIU defense’s big second-half turnaroundThe Huskies gave up a 75-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the game and trailed 7-0 after 11 seconds. But in the second half, the defense kept making plays to keep NIU in the