DEKALB, Ill. — Northern Illinois has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West for football only in 2026, the school and conference announced Tuesday.

The Mountain West added a perennial contender from another conference as a football-only member, giving the league nine teams ...

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

Northern Illinois has announced a conference switch to leave the MAC and join the Mountain West as a football-only member in ...

The Huskies are going west. That's the Mountain West to be specific. NIU leadership talked about joining the Mountain West on Tuesday.

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 ...

Northern Illinois football is heading to the Mountain West Conference in 2026. The school announced Tuesday it's paying $2 ...

Northern Illinois University will be joining the Mountain West Conference as a football only member in 2026. The announcement ...

Northern Illinois will join the Mountain West as a football-only member in 2026, joining Air Force, Hawai'i, UNLV, Nevada, ...

The Northern Illinois Huskies’ football team will be joining the Mountain West Conference, leaving the Mid-American ...

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

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