NIU Football Joins Mountain West Conference - NIU Athletics
Jan 7, 2025 · WATCH: NIU Joins Mountain West Press Conference; DeKALB, Ill. – Northern Illinois University has accepted an invitation for the Huskies to join the Mountain West Conference as a football only member beginning in 2026, NIU and the Mountain West announced Tuesday (Jan. 7). The announcement came following a meeting of the NIU Board of Trustees.
Mountain West Adds Northern Illinois As A Football-Only Member
Jan 7, 2025 · COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Mountain West Conference today announced the addition of Northern Illinois University as a football-only member beginning July 1, 2026. “We are excited about adding Northern Illinois football to …
Northern Illinois to join Mountain West Conference for football …
Jan 7, 2025 · Northern Illinois confirmed on Tuesday that it is joining the Mountain West in 2026 as a football-only member.
Mountain West officially adds Northern Illinois as football-only …
Jan 7, 2025 · The Mountain West Conference will have nine football-playing members for the 2026 season. Northern Illinois was officially introduced as the latest member of the conference on Tuesday.
Northern Illinois to join Mountain West Conference as football …
Jan 3, 2025 · The Mountain West had been fairly active in acquiring new programs over the last two months leading up to the NIU news, adding Grand Canyon University on November 1st and UC-Davis on Tuesday ...
Northern Illinois joins Mountain West: Huskies will compete as …
Jan 7, 2025 · 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 is set to join Mountain West for football only in ...
Jan 7, 2025 · DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Northern Illinois has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West for football only in 2026. The Huskies will go from the Midwest-based Mid-American Conference to a league in which the easternmost school is in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
NIU football joining Mountain West Conference
Jan 7, 2025 · DEKALB (WREX) — Northern Illinois University has accepted an invitation for the Huskies to join the Mountain West Conference as a football only member beginning in 2026, NIU and the Mountain West...
Northern Illinois football joins Mountain West Conference
Jan 7, 2025 · 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.
Northern Illinois football to join Mountain West; league to …
Jan 7, 2025 · Northern Illinois will join the Mountain West as a football-only member in July 2026, the school announced Tuesday, following approval of the $2 million membership fee from its board of...