In an agenda for an NIU board meeting shared by Bryan Fischer on SI, Northern Illinois says that it expects for the conference change to be more than lucrative enough to offset the membership fee: ...

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 MAC to a ...

Northern Illinois confirmed on Tuesday that it is joining the Mountain West in 2026 as a football-only member. The school hasn't made any decisions on where its other sports will play but remains in ...

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

Northern Illinois heavily redacted its membership agreement to join the Mountain West before providing the document to Nevada ...

Northern Illinois has won five MAC titles since ... to join a prestigious group of universities to compete in the Mountain West Conference. This move will open new opportunities for our student ...

The Horizon League got a massive boost when Butler made back-to-back NCAA championship game appearances in 2010 and 2011.

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.

Notre Dame's independent status is the best thing for them and they have no reason to abandon it to join a conference.

Another football program is set to join the Mountain West. The conference announced on Tuesday that Northern Illinois (NIU) will join the league as a football-only ...

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — 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 ...

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 ...