Northern Illinois University (NIU) is poised to join UNLV in the Mountain West as a football-only member in 2026, a decision expected to pass during a board of trustees meeting Tuesday.

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.

The football program officially joins the Mountain West on July 1, 2026. An exhaustive look at potential Mid-American Conference expansion candidates With NIU leaving the conference, it’s a good ...

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 ...

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's $2 million membership fee on Tuesday.

NIU’s football program will spend one more season in the MAC, then move to the Mountain West in 2026. “As good as Sept. 7 was, today is even better, because there's a path forward,” football ...

DEKALB, Ill. - Northern Illinois is departing the Mid-American Conference's football ranks for the Mountain West. The university officially announced it would join the Mountain West Conference in ...

The 2026 Mountain West football lineup will include Air Force ... and made 11 bowl appearances. Most recently, NIU capped the 2024 season with its second straight eight-win campaign, highlighted ...

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

[Related: Northern Illinois set to join Mountain West for football only in 2026] The Mountain West ... while also reshaping ...

The Horizon League got a massive boost when Butler made back-to-back NCAA championship game appearances in 2010 and 2011.

Northern Illinois University (NIU) is poised to join UNLV in the Mountain West as a football-only member in 2026, a decision expected to pass during a board of trustees meeting Tuesday.