He walked into Hard Rock Stadium as a 38-year-old with a big chance. He walked out in the wee hours as a 39-year-old with now ...

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

Mountains are exactly what comes to mind when you think of Illinois, but one of the state’s football programs has officially ...

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

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

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

Thomas Hammock said it was better than beating Notre Dame. School and league officials talked in similar terms. The marriage ...

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

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

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

After long rumored to be linked, Northern Illinois officially accepted an invitation to the Mountain West on Tuesday as a ...