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

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

Northern Illinois confirmed Tuesday that it is joining the Mountain West in 2026 as a football-only member. The school hasn't ...

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

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

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

The Huskies will go from the MAC to a league in which the easternmost school is in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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

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

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KOLO) - Northern Illinois University will be joining the Mountain West Conference as a football ...

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

"We are excited about adding the Northern Illinois University football program to the Mountain West," Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez said in a news release. "In evaluating NIU ...