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

The Mountain West Conference announced the addition of Northern Illinois University as a football-only member beginning July ...

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Northern Illinois University accepts invitation to join Mountain West Conference for football only starting in 2026.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KOLO) - Northern Illinois University will be joining the Mountain West Conference as a football ...

The Mountain West Conference announced Tuesday that Northern Illinois University will join the league as a football-only ...

Fresno State football bolsters coaching staff with the addition of Adam Breske as linebackers coach from Northern Illinois.

The Northern Illinois Huskies’ football team will be joining the Mountain West Conference, leaving the Mid-American ...

The addition of Northern Illinois gives the Mountain West nine football members. With it comes the ability to play a full ...

For nearly a full month we’ve enjoyed wall-to-wall college football bowl games. And for nearly all that time, local players ...

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

The Mountain West added a perennial contender from another conference as a football-only member, giving the league nine teams ...