Albert Yates got the presidents of four other schools together in 1998 to plot their breakaway from the 16-team Western Athletic Conference ...

With the Mountain West Conference losing several teams in the latest shift, Commissioner Gloria Nevarez released a lengthy statement. There have been many questions about the future and the ...

"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 ...

Frazier, NIU Vice President and Director of Athletics and Recreation. “We are grateful to Mountain West Commissioner Gloria Nevarez and the membership of the Mountain West Conference for this ...

Conference realignment has been a thing for 30 years now, and Boise State first felt the downside of it when it yearned for ...

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 ...

Northern Illinois held a press conference with university president Lisa C. Freeman, athletic director Sean T. Frazier, and head football head coach Thomas Hammock at the podium. Mountain West ...

Northern Illinois confirmed on Tuesday that it is joining the Mountain West in 2026 as a football-only member. The school hasn't made any decisions on where its other sports will play but remains ...

The Northern Illinois Huskies’ football team will be joining the Mountain West Conference ... fans throughout the country,” said NIU President Lisa C. Freeman. “We are extremely pleased ...