On a Sunday afternoon in early December, the Northern Illinois football team gathered on its DeKalb, Ill., campus to learn its fate. A Cinderella story from the Mid-American Conference, the Huskies erupted in cheers when they received an invitation to play in the Orange Bowl. But as players jumped on tables and threw their hands in the air, administrators set to work behind the scenes, wondering if their university could afford its big break. “I’ve been in this business for a while,” said athletic director Jeff...
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