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

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

Mountains are exactly what comes to mind when you think of Illinois, but one of the state’s football programs has officially ...

NIU football's move to the Mountain West Conference was inspired by another major college football realignment move, and it ...

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

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

The Mountain West Conference has announced the addition of Northern Illinois in football after the school's board of trustees ...

Northern Illinois confirmed on Tuesday that it is joining the Mountain West in 2026 as a football-only member.

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

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