Mountains are exactly what comes to mind when you think of Illinois, but one of the state’s football programs has officially made the move to the Mountain West Conference. The league announced the ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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