The Mountain West Conference announced the addition of Northern Illinois University as a football-only member beginning July ...

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

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

The Mountain West Conference on Tuesday announced the addition of Northern Illinois University as a football-only member ...

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

Northern Illinois has accepted an invitation to join ... They will join Air Force, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV, UTEP and Wyoming in the Mountain West.

Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV, UTEP and Wyoming joining the Huskies in the conference. “This is a truly exciting day for Northern Illinois University, for the NIU football program ...

The conference announced on Tuesday that Northern Illinois (NIU) will join the league as a football-only addition on July 1, 2026. NIU comes to the Mountain West from the MAC.

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

The addition of Northern Illinois gives the MWC nine football-playing members for the 2026 season, joining Air Force, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV, UTEP and Wyoming.