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-The Yard, which opens three hours before kickoff for the Huskies’ Sept. 5 home opener and two-and-a-half hours before kickoff the rest of the season, is open to all fans and offers something for everyone.
-The Yard also re-opens at halftime.
Bands at The Yard (with my search results for what type of music
-“The Student Body” (Sept. 5) - High energy party hits cover band
- “The Cal Stage Band” (Sept. 12) -
http://thecalstageband.com/tourdates.html Country
- “Ear Candy” (Oct. 10) Dance party cover band
- “Red Woody” (Oct. 24) Rock/Alt Rock cover band
-“Back Country Roads” (Nov. 18) Country
-“Linzy and Coax” (Nov. 24) Folk/acoustic
- Members of the Pup Club will form the tunnel through which the Huskies will enter the field.
- In addition, every game, one youngster will be chosen as the Kish Health Kickoff Kid and will run out and pick up the tee after the opening kickoff.
-Fireworks will be a big part of the Huskie Football game experience in 2015 as they will light the sky during the national anthem, after each NIU touchdown and after every game.
-While at the game, fans can interact like never before via NIU Athletics new rewards app. Fans can now download “Red Black Rewards”, the new interactive loyalty rewards app for Android and IPhones. Search “Red Black Rewards,” download the free app, then use it to check in at NIU games from specific sports – including football, volleyball and soccer this fall - and receive prizes based on the number of points earned for attending games. The app also includes a fan cam, fan poll, a link to the NIU Athletics social media accounts, and an awards tab that shows users which awards they have won from attending events.
-NIU students are asked to WEAR RED to every home game this season, except the Black Out on Nov. 24.
-Also making its debut this year is a student attendance initiative called “Mission 6” with the goal to have at least 6,000 NIU students at each of the Huskies’ six home football games in 2015. Students who attend every game and stay for the whole game will be eligible to win free tuition for the Spring 2016 semester.