Huskies escape with win

Costly mistakes by Idaho helped Northern Illinois earn a 42-35 victory Saturday. Dating back to last December's Poinsettia Bowl loss, the Huskies ended a four-game losing streak by knocking off the Vandals in the Kibbie Dome. Junior defensive end Larry English keyed the victory with a single-game school record of five sacks, besting his previous high of four and a half sacks against Temple last year. &#8220It's been long overdue,” English said. &#8220This was a good team win. It's a relief to get a win. We've got eight more games to go. We've still got a long season left.” Matt Simon had a career day as well, catching four passes for 115 yards. It was Simon's first career 100-yard passing game. Simon also blocked a punt that led to an NIU