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Article: NIU a candidate for Motor City Bowl
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- University Wire
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- November 22, 2004
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Steve Brown
University Wire
11-22-2004
(Northern Star) (U-WIRE) DEKALB, Ill. -- Northern Illinois would be an excellent representative and a deserving team to play in the Dec. 27 Motor City Bowl, said Motor City Bowl Executive Director Ken Hoffman.
Hoffman said he was impressed with NIU in its win Saturday at Eastern Michigan, calling Huskies running back Garrett Wolfe's 325-yard rushing performance an "unbelievable day."
"They're certainly bowl deserving," Hoffman said of NIU.
If NIU is in the MAC Championship, the Motor City Bowl's decision would be made Dec. 2, Hoffman said. But if Toledo wins Tuesday against Bowling Green, clinching the MAC West, the decision could ...