FCS Northern Colorado needs miracle rally to edge NSU

GREELEY, Colo. (Sept. 19, 2026) – Northern Colorado scored 10 points in the final minute of regulation to force overtime and then blanked Northeastern State in the extra period to post a 23-17 win on Saturday night at Nottingham Field. NSU (3-1), ranked No. 13 in NCAA Division II, appeared on the verge of one of the program’s biggest wins, one over a Football Championship Subdivision opponent, just the fourth such game during the program’s NCAA era, which began in 1997. Instead, Northern Colorado (1-3) of the Big Sky Conference snapped the RiverHawks’ 10-game winning streak, which had been the…