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

Northern Illinois will join the Mountain West as a football-only member in 2026, joining Air Force, Hawai'i, UNLV, Nevada, ...

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

The Mountain West added a perennial contender from another conference as a football-only member, giving the league nine teams ...

Northern Illinois University will be joining the Mountain West Conference as a football only member in 2026. The announcement ...

The Mountain West Conference announced Tuesday that Northern Illinois University will join the league as a football-only ...

The Paul L. Foster Family Foundation has pledged a $2.5 million gift in support of UTEP Athletics as the University continues preparations to join the Mountain West Conference in July of 2026. The tra ...

Northern Illinois has announced a conference switch to leave the MAC and join the Mountain West as a football-only member in ...

The Nevada softball team announced Tuesday its 52-game schedule, which includes 12 home contests in 2025 and eight games ...

The Mountain West was well represented during this year's bowl season, with a total of five teams participating in a bowl game, including the Boise State Bronco ...

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