Northern Illinois University (NIU) is poised to join UNLV in the Mountain West as a football-only member in 2026, a decision ...

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 Northern Illinois Huskies' football program is officially joining the Mountain West Conference for the 2026 season. NIU's board of trustees approved the MWC's $2 million membership fee on Tuesday.

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

With NIU leaving the conference, it’s a good time to start looking around at who could be on the target sheet for expansion.

The Northern Illinois Huskies’ football team will be joining the Mountain West Conference ... day for Northern Illinois University, for the NIU football program, and for Huskie fans throughout ...

In an agenda for an NIU board meeting shared by Bryan ... The Huskies’ move to the Mountain West comes as the conference saw several programs announce their intention to leave the conference ...

Northern Illinois will join the Mountain West as a football-only member in 2026, the school and conference announced Tuesday. "What a great opportunity for NIU Athletics as we expand our horizons ...

The conference is set to lose Boise State ... There is hope within the Mountain West that NIU’s location in the Central time zone could help the league with its next TV deal, which is up ...

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.

“In evaluating NIU, the MW Board of Directors and Directors ... The 2024-25 academic year has seen a seismic shift of the Mountain West Conference. With multiple conferences positioning ...