Northern Illinois University (NIU) is poised to join UNLV in the Mountain West as a football-only member in 2026, a decision ...

NIU football's move to the Mountain West Conference was inspired by another major college football realignment move, and it might mean more change is coming for Northern Illinois athletics.

The Northern Illinois Huskies' football program is officially joining the Mountain West Conference for the 2026 season. NIU's board of trustees approved the MWC's $2 million membership fee on Tuesday.

“We are excited about adding Northern Illinois football to the Mountain West,” commissioner Gloria Nevarez said in a statement. “In evaluating NIU, the MW board of directors and directors of ...

NIU, along with UTEP— who accepted an invitation to the league as a full member on Oct. 1— are expected to round out the conference’s football members. The move will put the Mountain West at ...

The Mountain West’s football members would include Air Force, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Northern Illinois, San Jose State, UNLV, UTEP and Wyoming. This would not be the first time NIU has ...

With NIU leaving the conference, it’s a good time to start looking around at who could be on the target sheet for expansion.

Northern Illinois heavily redacted its membership agreement to join the Mountain West before providing the document to Nevada ...

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The Horizon League got a massive boost when Butler made back-to-back NCAA championship game appearances in 2010 and 2011.

Northern Illinois University (NIU) is poised to join UNLV in the Mountain West as a football-only member in 2026, a decision expected to pass during a board of trustees meeting Tuesday.