Northern Illinois has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West for football only in 2026. The Huskies will go from the Midwest-based MAC to a conference in which the easternmost school is in ...

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

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

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

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

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

The addition of Northern Illinois gives the Mountain West nine football members. With it comes the ability to play a full ...

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

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

College sports in the U.S. has seen scores of schools change conference affiliation over the past century, but the pace has ...