Mountain West Conference, MAC and NIU

Mountain West Conference and NIU Football Announce Huskies' Membership For 2026
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
It’s official, NIU football is saying “Good-bye” to the MAC and racing toward the Mountain West Conference
All of the changes we’re seeing in college football from conference realignments to the transfer portal and NIL has forced Northern Illinois University to make a move to keep up or to stay a step ahead.
NIU football leaving MAC for Mountain West Conference
Northern Illinois University’s Board of Trustees approved a football-only move from the Mid-American Conference, or MAC, to the Mountain West Conference. Peter Medlin
Northern Illinois joins Mountain West: Huskies will compete as football-only member beginning in 2026 season
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 competing in the conference in 2026,
Northern Illinois football joins Mountain West Conference
The Northern Illinois Huskies’ football team will be joining the Mountain West Conference, leaving the Mid-American Conference that it had been a member of for nearly 30 years.
NIU football joining Mountain West Conference
DEKALB (WREX) — Northern Illinois University has accepted an invitation for the Huskies to join the Mountain West Conference as a football only member beginning in 2026, NIU and the Mountain West announced Tuesday. The announcement came following a meeting of the NIU Board of Trustees.
Mountain West adds Northern Illinois as football-only member
The Mountain West Conference announced the addition of Northern Illinois University as a football-only member beginning July 1, 2026. The 2026 MW football season will include the Air Force Academy, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Nevada, New Mexico, Northern Illinois, San José State, UNLV, Texas, El Paso and Wyoming.
Northern Illinois becomes football-only member of Mountain West, leaving MAC
Northern Illinois confirmed on Tuesday that it is joining the Mountain West in 2026 as a football-only member.
Can't Wait For Saturday | NIU move to Mountain West could pay off
Regular readers of this column know my affection for the MAC. Great football, excellent venues, outstanding coaches and way more talent than anyone thinks. But, it is going to be hard for the league to get a team into the College Football Playoff.
Top MAC football program to join Mountain West
We are extremely pleased to accept the invitation for the Huskie football program to join a prestigious group of universities to compete in the Mountain West Conference. This m
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Dent and Northern Illinois host Ohio
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Back-to-back bowl wins and a win over CFP semifinalist Notre Dame puts NIU in spotlight
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Clayton scores 31, Ohio knocks off Northern Illinois 108-70
The Huskies (4-11, 0-3) were led by Quentin Jones, who posted 25 points, eight rebounds, five assists and two steals. Northern Illinois also got 14 points from Quaran McPherson. Nasir Muhammad and ...