I for one thought the NIU special teams was horrendous because of the kickoffs and punts that seemed to always wind up out of bounds on every possession. After talking with someone close to the NIU team they said that was the plan and strategy the entire time. I was told they did this to eliminate the OSU special teams from the equation and prevent any big plays. I would never have thought that this strategy would have been implemented but it clearly helped them stay in the game with how our offense struggled.  What would be the possibility that someone else could use this? Either way I think this was one interesting way NIU was able to control an aspect of the game.