NIU has agreed to leave the MAC to join the Mountain West in football only and the NIU Board of Trustees will discuss the ...

DeKalb, Illinois isn’t known for its mountains, but that isn’t stopping Northern Illinois from sending its football program ...

Northern Illinois’ board of trustees will meet Tuesday to discuss and vote on the acceptance of an invitation to join the ...

Northern Illinois appears headed to the Mountain West as a football-only member. The school has officially accepted an invite ...

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 ...

Northern Illinois called a board meeting for Tuesday regarding an invitation to join the Mountain West in July 2026, ...

Northern Illinois University accepted a formal invitation to join the Mountain West Conference, but one thing is left in the ...

By now, the idea of regional conferences in college football is long gone. Conference realignment killed that dream years ago ...

Northern Illinois will ask its Board of Trustees on Tuesday to allow the school's football program to move into the Mountain ...

The Mountain West is set to add a new school to its conference if all goes well. The Mountain West has invited Northern Illinois University to join the ...

The university has accepted a formal offer to join the Mountain West Conference as a football-only member, effective July 1, ...

North Dakota State was reportedly "considered" for the Mountain West as a football-only member at one point this past fall.