The Northern Illinois Huskies' football program is officially joining the Mountain West Conference for the 2026 season. NIU's ...

The university officially announced it would join the Mountain West Conference in a football-only capacity starting in 2026.

All of the changes we’re seeing in college football from conference realignments to the transfer portal and NIL has forced ...

NIU football's move to the Mountain West Conference was inspired by another major college football realignment move, and it ...

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

Mountains are exactly what comes to mind when you think of Illinois, but one of the state’s football programs has officially ...

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

DEKALB (WREX) — Northern Illinois University has accepted an invitation for the Huskies to join the Mountain West Conference ...

Here's one personal memory of covering Northern Illinois University football. The school introduced new head coach Joe Novak ...

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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 ...