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's $2 million membership fee on Tuesday.

The move puts the Mountain West Conference at nine teams: NIU, Air Force, Grand Canyon, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV, UTEP and Wyoming. In the latest wave of realignment ...

DEKALB (WREX) — Northern Illinois University has accepted an invitation for the Huskies to join the Mountain West Conference as a football only member beginning in 2026, NIU and the Mountain ...

The football program officially joins the Mountain West on July 1, 2026. An exhaustive look at potential Mid-American Conference expansion candidates With NIU leaving the conference, it’s a good ...

The Huskies from the East are joining the Mountain West, and conference basketball play has been just as absurd as it should ...

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A Fighting Irish title would make the inexplicable defeat to the Huskies an afterthought, while an Ohio State championship ...

NIU administrators are reaching higher, for the Mountains by joining the Mountain West Conference. NIU Vice President and Director of Athletics and Recreation Sean T. Frazier says NIU has to seize ...

[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.] ...

According to the agenda item, NIU will join the Mountain West for football effective July 1, 2026, finishing the 2025 season as a member of the Mid-American Conference. The payment will be made in ...

That idea spurned an idea in Frazier's head. That idea was the inspiration behind NIU football's move to the Mountain West Conference. Get ahead of the curve while you still can. "We need to make ...