Northern Illinois University announced Tuesday their intention to leave the Mid-American Conference in the summer of 2026.

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

All of the changes we’re seeing in college football from conference realignments to the transfer portal and NIL has forced ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...