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

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

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

Another football program is set to join the Mountain West. The conference announced on Tuesday that Northern Illinois (NIU) ...

The expansion of the College Football Playoff has led to an evolution in how The Associated Press puts together its all-bowl ...

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

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

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

Northern Illinois football is heading to the Mountain West Conference in 2026. The school announced Tuesday it's paying $2 ...

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

Jeanty is coming off an earth-shattering junior season, finishing with 2,601 yards on the ground and 29 touchdowns while ...