Kill names leadership council

Northern Illinois coach Jerry Kill announced the team captains, what he calls the NIU Leadership Council, after Saturday morning's practice.

Six members were voted on by the team and approved by the NIU coaching staff: senior linebacker Alex Kube, senior defensive end Jake Coffman, senior running back Ricky Crider, senior wide receiver Landon Cox, junior offensive tackle Trevor Olson, junior safety Tracy Wilson and junior tight end Jason Schepler.

The five NIU quarterbacks - juniors DeMarcus Grady, Chandler Harnish and Casey Weston and redshirt freshmen Jordan Lynch and A.J. Hill - also were named to the Leadership Council because "every quarterback needs to be a leader," Kill said.