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

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

The Mountain West Conference on Tuesday announced the addition of Northern Illinois University as a football-only member ...

The Mountain West Conference announced the addition of Northern Illinois University as a football-only member beginning July ...

Mountains are exactly what comes to mind when you think of Illinois, but one of the state’s football programs has officially made the move to the Mountain West Conference. The league announced the ...

Nicole Auerbach and Joshua Perry react to the surprising news that Northern Illinois University will join the Mountain West Conference as a football-only member in 2026, analyzing what this means for ...

Northern Illinois’ leaders took the podium Tuesday to discuss the football team’s groundbreaking move to the Mountain West in ...

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