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Wed December 26, 2012

Huskies Head to Miami

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Credit Victor Yehling
The NIU Huskies football team sits aboard a Miami Air 737 charter plane waiting for takeoff. The team and several university supporters boarded at Chicago Rockford International Airport about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday for the flight to the Orange Bowl
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Workers at Chicago Rockford International Airport transfer luggage and equipment early Wednesday morning from an NIU bus to the Miami Air 737 that would take the team to the Orange Bowl.
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A tug pushes a Miami Air 737 jet, with the NIU Huskies football team aboard, away from the Chicago Rockford International Airport prior to takeoff Wednesday morning for the Orange Bowl.
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"Liftoff!" A Miami Air 737 charter flight with the NIU Huskies aboard lifts off at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday morning from the Chicago Rockford International Airport, bound for the Orange Bowl.

The NIU football team heads for Miami today. The Huskies, who are ranked 15th in the nation, are preparing to play Florida State in the Orange Bowl New Year's Day. It's the first time a team from the Mid-American Conference will appear in a BCS game.

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