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

The Northern Illinois Huskies' football program is officially joining the Mountain West Conference for the 2026 season. NIU's ...

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 ...

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

NIU football's move to the Mountain West Conference was inspired by another major college football realignment move, and it might mean more change is coming for Northern Illinois athletics.

Northern Illinois confirmed on 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 ...

"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 ...

The Mountain West Conference will have nine football-playing members for the 2026 season.  Northern Illinois was officially ...

while NIU’s other sports are expected to move to another Midwest-based conference yet to be determined. In the wake of Northern Illinois’ addition, Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez ...

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois plays Western Michigan after Quaran McPherson scored 22 points in Northern Illinois’ 71-66 loss to the Central Michigan Chippewas. The Broncos have gone 2-6 at home.

The conference will expand to the Central Time Zone as it welcomed Northern Illinois as a football-only member on Tuesday.