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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Notre Dame football was rolling after a win at Texas A&M, a game many thought would slingshot the Irish to an undefeated ...

Ahead of the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish received a message from the one team they couldn't defeat this season -- the Northern Illinois ...

On Thursday night, Northern Illinois football coach Thomas Hammock was in Orlando, Fla., to support two players who are competing in Saturday’s Hula Bowl, a postseason game for NFL draft prospects.