Senior kicker Kanon Woodill (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North) of the Northern Illinois University football team has been named a Lou Groza Award “Star of the Week” on Tuesday for his kicks in the Huskies’ 16-14 win at Notre Dame last Saturday.

Woodill made three field goals and an extra-point in NIU’s first-ever win over an Associated Press Top-10 team. His 42-yard field goal late in the first quarter put the Huskies up 10-7. He then connected on a 21-yard chip shot early in the second to extend NIU’s lead to 13-7. Woodill gave NIU the lead for good, knocking a 35-yard attempt through the uprights with 0:31 left in the game. It was the second game-winning field goal in his career.

The #25-ranked Huskies, nationally-ranked for the first time since 2013, is next in action at Huskie Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 21 when NIU hosts Buffalo for its Mid-American Conference opener. Kickoff is at 2:30 p.m. CT. Check out all of the ticket options and buy tickets anytime online at NIUHuskies.com/myhuskies. To request more information and connect with a member of the NIU ticket staff, or call the NIU Athletics Ticket Office at 815-753-PACK (7225). Calls received outside of business hours (Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm CT) will be returned the next business day.