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

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

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 ...

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Northern Illinois University accepts invitation to join Mountain West Conference for football only starting in 2026.

NIU football's move to the Mountain West Conference was inspired by another major college football realignment move, and it might mean more change is coming for Northern Illinois athletics.

The Huskies will go from the MAC to a league in which the easternmost school is in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Here's one personal memory of covering Northern Illinois University football. The school introduced new head coach Joe Novak ...

With the shock departure of Northern Illinois and the pursuit of Toledo, the MAC has existential questions to face at a ...