The Mountain West Conference will have nine football-playing members for the 2026 season. Northern Illinois was officially introduced as the latest member of the conference on Tuesday. The Huskies ...

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

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 ...

"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 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 ...

The Horizon League got a massive boost when Butler made back-to-back NCAA championship game appearances in 2010 and 2011.

Sean Frazier, the AD at Northern Illinois — remember ... recently announced it was moving its football program from the ...

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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 ...

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 ...