▁Athlet ic ▁Conference ▁in ▁basketball , ▁football , ▁golf , ▁cross ▁country , ▁s occer , ▁vol ley ball , ▁track ▁& ▁field , ▁and ▁sw imming / d iving . ▁The ▁hockey ▁program ▁compet es ▁in ▁Division ▁I ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Colleg iate ▁Hockey ▁Association . ▁The ▁Nord ic ▁ski ▁team ▁compet es ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁Colleg iate ▁Ski ▁Association . ▁The ▁Division ▁II ▁football ▁team ▁plays ▁in ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁wooden ▁d ome , ▁the ▁Super ior ▁D ome . ▁Lloyd ▁Car r , ▁former ▁head ▁coach ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan , ▁former ▁NFL ▁coach ▁Jerry ▁G lan ville , ▁and ▁Steve ▁Mari ucci , ▁former ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁Detroit ▁L ions ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco ▁ 4 9 ers , ▁played ▁football ▁for ▁N M U , ▁and ▁current ▁Michigan ▁State ▁coach ▁Tom ▁Iz zo ▁played ▁basketball ▁at ▁N M U . ▁Northern ▁Michigan ' s ▁riv als ▁in ▁sports ▁action ▁are ▁the ▁two ▁other ▁major ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁pen ins ula : ▁Michigan ▁Techn ological ▁University , ▁and ▁Lake ▁Super ior ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁The ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁annual ▁football ▁game ▁between ▁N M U ▁and ▁Michigan ▁Te ch ▁is ▁awarded ▁the ▁Min er ' s ▁Cup . ▁ ▁O TS ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Olympic ▁Training ▁Site ▁on ▁the ▁campus ▁of ▁Northern ▁Michigan ▁University ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁Olympic ▁training ▁sites ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁The ▁N M U - OT S ▁provides ▁secondary ▁and ▁post - second