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

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

The Huskies will go from the MAC to a league in which the easternmost school is in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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

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

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The Mountain West Conference announced Tuesday that Northern Illinois University will join the league as a football-only ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KOLO) - Northern Illinois University will be joining the Mountain West Conference as a football ...

Northern Illinois University accepts invitation to join Mountain West Conference for football only starting in 2026.