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

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

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

Northern Illinois has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West for football only in 2026, the school and conference ...

The Mountain West has been rebuilding since Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Colorado State agreed to join the ...

NIU has agreed to leave the MAC to join the Mountain West in football only and the NIU Board of Trustees will discuss the ...

DeKalb, Illinois isn’t known for its mountains, but that isn’t stopping Northern Illinois from sending its football program ...

Northern Illinois will join the Mountain West as a football-only member in 2026, joining Air Force, Hawai'i, UNLV, Nevada, ...

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

Northern Illinois’ board of trustees will meet Tuesday to discuss and vote on the acceptance of an invitation to join the ...