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

The Northern Illinois Huskies’ football team will be joining the Mountain West Conference, leaving the Mid-American ...

Northern Illinois has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West for football only in 2026, the school and conference ...

LARAMIE — After weeks of internal discussions, Northern Illinois University agreed to join the Mountain West Conference as a football-only ... news broke of a 4-team departure to the Pac-12 ...

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

Representing the Mountain West conference in a college football bowl game included the Broncos, UNLV, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Jose State. The teams ultimately struggled in their games ...

Advertisement The move will see NIU football leave the Mid-American Conference ... s football teams will play across four time zones (including Hawaii). The Mountain West’s current TV deal ...

Another football program is set to join the Mountain West. The conference announced on Tuesday that Northern Illinois (NIU) ...

Northern Illinois University has accepted a formal offer to join the Mountain West Conference ... The team handed Notre Dame, currently playing in the College Football Playoff semifinals, its ...

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