NIU at San Jose State: Huskies facing Aztecs still chasing first win

The NIU football team heads to San Jose State on Saturday still searching for its first win of the season and its first as a member of the Mountain West Conference.The Huskies (0-8 overall, 0-4 Mountain West) lost 31-24 at UNLV last week. They had the ball twice in Rebels territory with a chance to tie or win the game.Saturday will be the second all-time meeting between the programs. NIU won the first, 18-17, in San Jose in 1995.The Spartans (4-5, 2- 3) have lost two straight and three of their last four, including a 21-16 loss to New Mexico last week. Their two conference wins came against UTEP, 24-11, and Wyoming, 16-13. NIU hasn’t played UTEP yet and lost 41-23 to Wyoming.Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. Central on Mountain West+. Here’s what to know about the game.NIU defense’s big second-half turnaroundThe Huskies gave up a 75-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the game and trailed 7-0 after 11 seconds. But in the second half, the defense kept making plays to keep NIU in the