The Mountain West Conference has announced the addition of Northern Illinois in football after the school's board of trustees approved the move on Tuesday. Northern Illinois, which will begin ...

SOUTH BEND — Mention Northern Illinois to a casual ... Upsets happen in college football all the time. Few could envision ...

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 ...

Northern Illinois appears headed to the Mountain West as a football-only member. The school has officially accepted an invite from the conference and its board of trustees is set to vote on the ...

For the first time since 2004, the annual bowl game at Albertsons Stadium went to overtime. Northern Illinois dominated the time of possession in regulation against Fresno State, holding the ball ...