The Mountain West has been heavily involved in conference realignment with Boise State ... "We are excited about adding the Northern Illinois University football program to the Mountain West," ...

The Mountain West Conference announced the addition of Northern Illinois University as a football-only member beginning July 1, 2026. The 2026 MW football season will include the Air Force Academy, ...

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

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 Huskies will go from the Midwest-based ...

There have been seismic shifts in college football and by the end of it all the landscape will be unrecognizable.

The Mountain West Conference has announced the addition of Northern Illinois in football after ... be felt throughout our entire department and university. Our fans are going to enjoy the ...

The university does not plan to use existing institutional funds to support the transition," it said. The Huskies’ move to the Mountain West comes as the conference saw several programs announce ...

NIU has agreed to leave the MAC to join the Mountain West in football only and the NIU Board of Trustees will discuss the move this week. Here's what that move means for the Huskies.

The Mountain West is set to add a new school to its conference if all goes well. The Mountain West has invited Northern Illinois University to join the conference. The Huskies are set to become a ...

The Mountain West has been heavily involved in conference realignment with ... "We are excited about adding the Northern Illinois University football program to the Mountain West," Mountain ...

“We are excited about adding the Northern Illinois University football program to the Mountain West,” Mountain West Conference commissioner Gloria Nevarez said via press release. ”In ...

Northern Illinois will join the Mountain West as a football-only member in 2026, the school and conference announced Tuesday. "What a great opportunity for NIU Athletics as we expand our horizons ...