"First, the seven member institutions who are the foundation of the Mountain West have fully committed to the future of the ...

As the Pac-12 looks to add at least one more football-playing member before 2026, Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez ...

Albert Yates got the presidents of four other schools together in 1998 to plot their breakaway from the 16-team Western ...

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.

After rumor began to turn into truth at the end of last week, the Northern Illinois Board of Trustees approved the football program’s move to the Mountain ... join the Big West Conference ...

According to the agenda item, NIU will join the Mountain West for football effective July 1, 2026, finishing the 2025 season as a member of the Mid-American Conference. The payment will be made in ...

DEKALB (WREX) — Northern Illinois University has accepted an invitation for the Huskies to join the Mountain West Conference as a football only member beginning in 2026, NIU and the Mountain ...

Northern Illinois confirmed on Tuesday that it is joining the Mountain West in 2026 as a football ... in discussions with the Mid-American Conference. The football program is exiting the MAC ...

Northern Illinois University officially announced its decision to leave the Mid-American Conference behind to become a football-only member of the Mountain West Conference, effective July 1 ...