
Jordan Lynch was the king of the world. Like Ali in the center of the ring after KO-ing Sonny Liston in 1964. Like DiCaprio in “Titanic” in 1997. OK, maybe not quite like those giants, but, man, did Lynch ever have it all going his way 10 years ago this fall. He was the quarterback of Northern Illinois, nobody could stop him and his Orange Bowl-bound Huskies couldn’t lose.
Now 32, Lynch still has reasons to ride out to DeKalb from the South Side. For one thing, his little brother, Justin, is a quarterback there. For another, it just feels so damn good.