NIU’s football program left the MAC behind once before in 1985 to become an independent. It eventually joined the Big West conference in the early ’90s. That experiment didn’t work out, so ...

It's time for the offseason. This season was a banner year, for the new 23-team College Football Playoff as well as the ...

The most stable conference in college football lost a piece of its stability Tuesday afternoon. Northern Illinois University officially announced its decision to leave the Mid-American Conference ...

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 ...

Here's one personal memory of covering Northern Illinois University football. The school introduced new head coach Joe Novak during winter break in 1995, so the campus was deserted. But inside the ...

Northern Illinois will join the Mountain West as a football-only member in 2026, the school and conference announced Tuesday. "What a great opportunity for NIU Athletics as we expand our horizons ...

Northern Illinois confirmed on 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 ...

The Northern Illinois Huskies’ football team will be joining the Mountain West Conference, leaving the Mid-American Conference that it had been a member of for nearly 30 years. The Huskies will ...

Illinois football team picked up a late addition from Class of 2025, adding 3-star linebacker Jack Paris from suburban ...