The Mountain West Conference has announced the addition of Northern Illinois in football after the school's board of trustees ...

The Mountain West Conference will have nine football-playing members for the 2026 season. Northern Illinois was officially ...

Northern Illinois has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West for football only in 2026. The school and conference announced the move on Tuesday.

Northern Illinois football is heading to the Mountain West Conference in 2026. The school announced Tuesday it's paying $2 ...

Northern Illinois University’s Board of Trustees approved a football-only move from the Mid-American Conference, or MAC, to ...

The Northern Illinois Huskies’ football team will be joining the Mountain West Conference, leaving the Mid-American ...

The Mountain West added a perennial contender from another conference as a football-only member, giving the league nine teams ...

DEKALB, Ill. (WIFR) - The Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees approved the $2 million membership fee for the school to join the Mountain West Conference. On July 1, 2026, NIU will join the ...

The Mountain West Conference announced Tuesday that Northern Illinois University will join the league as a football-only ...

According to Brett McMurphy of the Action Network, Northern Illinois will leave the Mid-American Conference and join the ...

The university officially announced it would join the Mountain West Conference in a football-only capacity starting in 2026.

NIU will officially join the Mountain West on July 1, 2026 and will compete in the conference as a football-only member. The ...