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-based MAC to a ...

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 ...

San Diego State, Boise State, Colorado State, Utah State, and Fresno State are going from the Mountain West to the Pac-12 for football in 2026. Northern Illinois have enjoyed success as members of ...

There have been seismic shifts in college football and by the end of it all the landscape will be unrecognizable.

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. The Huskies will ...

Northern Illinois’ board of trustees will meet Tuesday to discuss and vote on the acceptance of an invitation to join the Mountain West as a football-only member in 2026. People familiar with ...

Northern Illinois has been formally approved as a football-only member of the Mountain West by the conference’s board of directors and school administrations. The Huskies will begin play in the ...

The Mountain West has invited Northern Illinois University to join the conference. The Huskies are set to become a football-only member, so long as the school’s board approves the move.

Northern Illinois heavily redacted its membership agreement to join the Mountain West before providing the document to Nevada ...

Loren Orr/Getty Images Share DEKALB — Northern Illinois has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West for football only in 2026. The Huskies will go from the Midwest-based Mid-American ...

According to Brett McMurphy of the Action Network, Northern Illinois will leave the Mid-American Conference and join the Mountain West Conference as a football-only member for the 2026 season.

Northern Illinois confirmed Tuesday that it is joining the Mountain West in 2026 as a football-only member. The school hasn't made any decisions on where its other sports will play but remains in ...