The Mountain West Conference has announced the addition of Northern Illinois in football after the school's board of trustees approved the move on Tuesday. Northern Illinois, which will begin ...

The Mountain West Conference will have nine football-playing members for the 2026 season. Northern Illinois was officially introduced as the latest member of the conference on Tuesday. The Huskies ...

Northern Illinois confirmed Tuesday that it is joining the Mountain West in 2026 as a football-only member. The school hasn't made any decisions on where its other sports will play but remains in ...

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Northern Illinois has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West for football only in 2026. The Huskies will go from the Midwest-based Mid-American Conference to a ...

Specifically, it's coming to Northern Illinois University. The NIU Board of Trustees are going to discuss the membership fee for the NIU Huksies to join the Mountain West Conference as football ...

In the week since Northern Illinois University (NIU) announced that it was leaving the Mid-American Conference (MAC) to become a football-only member of the Mountain West Conference in 2026, the sky ...

"A good deal of specualtion has recently been offered by various media outlets regarding the current and future status of the ...

According to Brett McMurphy of the Action Network, Northern Illinois will leave the Mid-American Conference and join the Mountain West Conference as a football-only member for the 2026 season.

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Northern Illinois has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West for football only in 2026, the school and conference announced Tuesday. The Huskies will go from the ...