The Division II football team plays in the world's largest wooden dome, the
Superior Dome.
OTS The United States Olympic Training Site on the campus of Northern Michigan University is one of 16 Olympic training sites in the country. The NMU-OTS provides secondary and post-secondary educational opportunities for athletes while offering training. With more than 70 resident athletes and coaches, the NMU-OTS is the second-largest Olympic training center in the United States, in terms of residents, behind
Colorado Springs. The USOEC has more residential athletes than the
Lake Placid and
Chula Vista sites combined. Over the years, it has grown into a major contributor to the U.S. Olympic movement. Current resident training programs include Greco-Roman wrestling and weightlifting. Athletes must be approved by the NMU-OTS, their national governing body and NMU to be admitted into the program. NMU-OTS athletes attend NMU while training in their respective sports. The student athletes receive free or reduced room and board, access to world-class training facilities as well as sports medicine and sports science services, academic tutoring, and a waiver of out-of-state tuition fees by NMU. Although athletes are responsible for tuition at the in-state rate, they may receive the B.J. Stupak Scholarship to help cover expenses. On-campus NMU-OTS athletes live in NMU's Meyland Hall, eat in campus dining halls, and train at the university's
Superior Dome. The NMU-OTS also offers a variety of short-term training camps; regional, national, and international competitions; coaches and officials education clinics; and an educational program for retired Olympians. ==Alumni==