Northern Illinois coach Rod Carey thinks Huskies quarterback Jordan Lynch deserves to be mentioned in Heisman Trophy talk. ''In my estimation that trophy goes to the best player in the nation and with the performance he had tonight, he dang sure should be in that conversation.'' Playing in front of a national television audience, Lynch threw two touchdown passes ran for two scores to help No. 20 Northern Illinois beat Ball State 48-27 on Wednesday night. Brown had 12 receptions for 209 yards, also catching a 58-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter. ''He's a very good player,'' Ball State coach Pete Lembo said. More...