Coach who led famed 2003 upset of Alabama dead at 81

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Northern Illinois running back Michael Turner (32) receives instruction from Huskies head coach Joe Novak during practice on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2002 in De Kalb, Ill. Novak died Tuesday at age 81. (AP Photo/Brian Kersey)

Joe Novak, who coached at Northern Illinois for 12 seasons and led a famed upset of Alabama in Tuscaloosa in 2003, has died. He was 81.

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