The Northern Illinois Huskies' football program is officially joining the Mountain West Conference for the 2026 season. NIU's board of trustees approved the MWC ...

All of the changes we’re seeing in college football from conference realignments to the transfer portal and NIL has forced Northern Illinois University to make a move to keep up or to stay a step ...

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"We are grateful to Mountain West Commissioner Gloria Nevarez and the membership of the Mountain West Conference for this invitation and to NIU President Lisa Freeman for her support as we navigated ...

[Editor’s note at 3:21 p.m. Eastern time on Jan. 7, 2024: updated to insert press statements from NIU president Lisa C. Freeman and Mountain West Conference commissioner Gloria Nevarez.] ...

Northern Illinois president Lisa C ... to join a prestigious group of universities to compete in the Mountain West Conference.” Northern Illinois is the only team to defeat College Football ...

Advertisement The move would see the Huskies’ football team leave the MAC, with the conference landing spot for its other sports still to be determined, and would give the Mountain West 11 total ...

"Thank you to the Mountain West, to Sean [Frazier], President Freeman and the Board ... is able to compete at the highest level for conference and national championships. Moving to the Mountain ...