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Super Bowl champion coach Doug Pederson: NIU will be better next year because of what Rob Harley doing now

Anita Patel
Anita Patel
Anita Patel
Sports Reporter · Naperville, IL

Anita Patel, a graduate of DePaul University, has over 8 years of experience covering high school athletics for various local publications. She has a deep passion for sports and youth development, often championing the stories of student-athletes making an impact in their communities.

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Sports Reporter · Friday, October 30, 2026 at 8:23 PM · 1 min read
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Super Bowl champion coach Doug Pederson: NIU will be better next year because of what Rob Harley doing now — Batavia Sports news

The NIU football team is still searching for its first win of the season as it heads to Las Vegas on Saturday for a late-night game against UNLV. Kickoff is set for 9:30 p.m. Central on CBS Sports Network. Doug Pederson is scheduled to work the game as an analyst for the network. Pederson coached the 2017 Philadelphia Eagles to a Super Bowl win and was an NFL backup from 1993 to 2004. He was on the 1996 Green Bay Packers team that won a Super Bowl.Pederson spoke with Shaw Local about the Huskies’ season and the challenges facing interim coach Rob Harley. Below are some of Pederson’s comments, edited for clarity and length.On transfer quarterback Tyger DickensHe showed up in July and he’s only been with this football team since then. So everything for him from an offensive perspective is kind of new. It’s like he’s learning. He’s still learning the game plan. He’s still learning the playbook. He’s still trying to learn names and faces in a way, hypothetically speaking. On where that ine

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