NIU has agreed to leave the MAC to join the Mountain West in football only and the NIU Board of Trustees will discuss the ...

Northern Illinois confirmed on Tuesday that it is joining the Mountain West in 2026 as a football-only member.

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

Northern Illinois University announced Tuesday their intention to leave the Mid-American Conference in the summer of 2026.

Here's one personal memory of covering Northern Illinois University football. The school introduced new head coach Joe Novak ...

DEKALB (WREX) — Northern Illinois University has accepted an invitation for the Huskies to join the Mountain West Conference ...

The Mountain West Conference on Tuesday announced the addition of Northern Illinois University as a football-only member ...

The addition of Northern Illinois gives the Mountain West nine football members. With it comes the ability to play a full ...

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

All of the changes we’re seeing in college football from conference realignments to the transfer portal and NIL has forced ...

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