The addition of Northern Illinois gives the MWC nine football-playing members for the 2026 season, joining Air Force, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV, UTEP and Wyoming. UC Davis ...

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 ...

College sports conference re-alignment is coming to Illinois. Specifically, it's coming to Northern Illinois University. The NIU Board of Trustees are going to discuss the membership fee for the ...

Per Brett McMurphy of Action Netwwork, NIU’s Board of Trustees are expected to accept an offer to joint the MWC as football-only members, starting in 2026. In an agenda for an NIU board meeting ...

This season was a banner year, for the new 23-team College Football Playoff as well as the monstrous upsets and steps forward teams took. Here are some parting thoughts on Northern Illinois ...