The Mountain West Conference will have nine football-playing members for the 2026 season.  Northern Illinois was officially ...

Another football program is set to join the Mountain West. The conference announced on Tuesday that Northern Illinois (NIU) ...

Northern Illinois has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West for football only in 2026, the school and conference ...

Northern Illinois confirmed on Tuesday that it is joining the Mountain West in 2026 as a football-only member.

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

Northern Illinois football is heading to the Mountain West Conference in 2026. The school announced Tuesday it's paying $2 ...

The conference will expand to the Central Time Zone as it welcomed Northern Illinois as a football-only member on Tuesday.

The addition of Northern Illinois gives the Mountain West nine football members. With it comes the ability to play a full ...