"We are excited about adding the Northern Illinois University football program to the Mountain West," Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez said in a news release. "In evaluating NIU ...

Northern Illinois also added to its profile in 2024 with a huge upset win against Notre Dame, which is now set to play in the College Football Playoff semifinal round against Penn State. " ...

The most stable conference in college football lost a piece of its stability Tuesday afternoon. Northern Illinois University officially announced its decision to leave the Mid-American Conference ...

The move is another fallen domino in college sports' ongoing conference ... "We are excited about adding Northern Illinois football to the Mountain West," commissioner Gloria Nevarez said in ...

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 ...

One college football head coach who has garnered some interest from NFL teams is Northern Illinois' Thomas Hammock, per Ian ...

Former Northern Illinois quarterback Ethan Hampton knew that once Illinois was on his transfer portal radar, he wouldn't ...

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 ...