The Mountain West has been heavily involved in conference realignment ... The addition of Northern Illinois gives the Mountain West nine football-playing members for 2026. The others are Air ...

Northern Illinois University officially announced its decision to leave the Mid-American Conference behind to become a football-only member of the Mountain West Conference, effective July 1 ...

The Huskies’ move to the Mountain West comes as the conference saw several ... from the Mountain West to the Pac-12 for football in 2026. Northern Illinois have enjoyed success as members ...

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, which will begin ...

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. The Huskies will ...

Northern Illinois will join the Mountain ... eight full-football members by 2028 to maintain conference recognition. The Mountain West’s football members will include Air Force, Hawaii, Nevada ...

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 ...

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's $2 million membership fee on Tuesday.

Northern Illinois appears headed to the Mountain West as a football-only member. The school has officially accepted an invite from the conference and its board of trustees is set to vote on the ...

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 ...