Kelly Stouffer, ESPNU Postgame
When Brandon Allen plays the way he did tonight, which I think he's capable of doing - he was hurt last year but he's come back and that's the most improved part of this offense.
When you can play-action pass off that run game, you're going to be a player in the conference.
Anish Shroff, ESPNU Announcer via Twitter
#SECWest look out. @RazorbackFB very impressive against a solid NIU team. They will cause some chaos in their division.
Kurt Voigt, AP Sports Reporter via Twitter
No idea if Arkansas' secondary can withstand A&M's aerial assault next week, but that game is far more intriguing now than before the season.
Harry King, Arkansas News Bureau
Surprising to me, NIU was not competitive. I understand that the Huskies took two shots to the solar plexus in the opening minutes, but the team that won 17 straight on the road never appeared capable of going toe to toe with Arkansas.
Wally Hall, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The way the Hogs handled Texas Tech was a bit of an eye-opener because of their ground attack, and Saturday they added a passing attack that gave them more balance than the Huskies could handle.
Fred Mitchell, Chicago Tribune
Hours before kickoff at Razorback Stadium, the video scoreboard flashed larger-than-life images of former Arkansas football notables such as Dan Hampton, Lance Alworth and, yes, even Jerry Jones.
Only the names seemed to change Saturday night as the 2014 Razorbacks dominated Northern Illinois and ended its nation-leading 17-game true road winning streak with a 52-14 thumping before a crowd of 67,204.