Here's one personal memory of covering Northern Illinois University football. The school introduced new head coach Joe Novak ...

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

Northern Illinois is the only football team to defeat Notre Dame this season. On Jan. 20, NIU coach Thomas Hammock will be ...

Northern Illinois has won five MAC titles since 2011, the most of any school. The Huskies upset Notre Dame, a College Football Playoff semifinalist, in September and finished the season with an ...

The toughest game Notre Dame will play this season is Jan. 20, the College Football Playoff national championship game ...

Northern Illinois has played 39 seasons in the MAC over two stints from 1975 to 1985 and since 1997. It was in the Big West Conference in football from 1993 to 1995 and operated as an independent ...