The Mountain West Conference announced the addition of Northern Illinois University as a football-only member beginning July 1, 2026. The 2026 MW football season will include the Air Force Academy, ...

The Mountain West has been heavily involved in conference realignment with Boise State ... "We are excited about adding the Northern Illinois University football program to the Mountain West," ...

There have been seismic shifts in college football and by the end of it all the landscape will be unrecognizable.

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 ...

Northern Illinois University's football program will join the Mountain West Conference in 2026, bringing about a significant ...

The university does not plan to use existing institutional funds to support the transition," it said. The Huskies’ move to the Mountain West comes as the conference saw several programs announce ...

They will join Air Force, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV, UTEP and Wyoming in the Mountain West.

Northern Illinois heavily redacted its membership agreement to join the Mountain West before providing the document to Nevada ...

Northern Illinois ... by 2028 to maintain conference recognition. The Mountain West’s football members would include Air Force, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Northern Illinois, San Jose State ...

Northern Illinois will join the Mountain West as a football-only member in 2026, the school and conference announced Tuesday. "What a great opportunity for NIU Athletics as we expand our horizons ...

"We are excited about adding the Northern Illinois University football ... at the highest level for conference and national championships. Moving to the Mountain West, especially with all the ...

Northern Illinois appears headed to the Mountain West ... standard.” “Conference realignment has become a reality in intercollegiate athletics. In addition to providing the university with ...