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

Northern Illinois has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West for football only in 2026, the school and conference ...

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

Another football program is set to join the Mountain West. The conference announced on Tuesday that Northern Illinois (NIU) ...

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

Northern Illinois’ board of trustees will meet Tuesday to discuss and vote on the acceptance of an invitation to join the ...

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

DeKalb, Illinois isn’t known for its mountains, but that isn’t stopping Northern Illinois from sending its football program ...

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

The conference will expand to the Central Time Zone as it welcomed Northern Illinois as a football-only member on Tuesday.