All of the changes we’re seeing in college football from conference realignments to the transfer portal and NIL has forced ...

NIU football's move to the Mountain West Conference was inspired by another major college football realignment move, and it ...

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

Northern Illinois University has accepted a formal offer to join the Mountain West Conference as a football-only member, according to a Board of Trustees agenda item for a meeting scheduled for 1:30 ...

The Mountain West Conference has announced the addition of Northern Illinois in football after the school's board of trustees ...

Northern Illinois confirmed on Tuesday that it is joining the Mountain West in 2026 as a football-only member.

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

The university officially announced it would join the Mountain West Conference in a football-only capacity starting in 2026.

Northern Illinois University’s Board of Trustees approved a football-only move from the Mid-American Conference, or MAC, to ...

"What a great opportunity for NIU Athletics as we expand our horizons, adapt to this new national model of college athletics and prepare to start a new chapter in the history of NIU Football," NIU ...

"In evaluating NIU, the MW Board of Directors and Directors of Athletics carefully considered and were impressed by its history of football success and its commitment to academic excellence.

It was its second stint in the MAC. "What a great opportunity for NIU Athletics as we expand our horizons, adapt to this new national model of college athletics and prepare to start a new chapter ...