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

Northern Illinois University's football program will join the Mountain West Conference in 2026, bringing about a significant ...

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

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

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

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

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

Northern Illinois University accepted a formal invitation to join the Mountain West Conference, but one thing is left in the ...

Northern Illinois University’s Board of Trustees approved a football-only move from the Mid-American Conference, or MAC, to ...

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

There have been seismic shifts in college football and by the end of it all the landscape will be unrecognizable.

DEKALB, Ill. (WIFR) - The Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees approved the $2 million membership fee for the school to join the Mountain West Conference. On July 1, 2026, NIU will join the ...