The Northern Illinois Huskies will be joining the ... Big 12 added Cincinnati and Central Florida from the American Athletic Conference. There really wasn't much to that besides the two programs ...

Northern Illinois will join the Mountain West as a football-only member in 2026, the school and conference announced ... the history of NIU Football," NIU athletic director Sean T.

“We are excited about adding the Northern Illinois University football ... a three-season stint in the doomed Big West Conference. Per NIU athletic director Sean Frazier, discussions to join ...

“We’ve proven that we can compete with anyone in the country,” athletic director Sean ... do that Day 1 when we go into the conference.” Northern Illinois, located in DeKalb, Ill., ...

People familiar with the situation told The Athletic ... conference recognition. The Mountain West’s football members would include Air Force, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Northern Illinois ...

After spending 28 years as members of the Mid-American Conference, Northern Illinois are set to join the Mountain Wet Conference as conference realignment continues to take shape in college football.

Mountain West Commissioner Gloria Nevarez is squashing new chatter of more college athletics realignment, this time involving ...

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

The Northern Illinois Huskies' football program is officially joining the Mountain West Conference for the 2026 ... balancing academic performance with athletic competitiveness and prioritizing ...

The school hasn't made any decisions on where its other sports will play but remains in discussions with the Mid-American Conference ... of NIU Football," Northern Illinois athletic director ...

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

(AP Photo/Michael Caterina, File) Sean Frazier fields questions from reporters during a news conference, Tuesday, July 16, ...