Northern Illinois University (NIU) is poised to join UNLV in the Mountain West as a football-only member in 2026, a decision ...

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

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.

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

With NIU leaving the conference, it’s a good time to start looking around at who could be on the target sheet for expansion.

The Mountain West’s football members would include Air Force, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Northern Illinois, San Jose State, UNLV, UTEP and Wyoming. This would not be the first time NIU has ...

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 ...

“We are excited about adding Northern Illinois football to the Mountain West,” commissioner Gloria Nevarez said in a statement. “In evaluating NIU, the MW board of directors and directors of ...

Freeman said Tuesday. Mountain West Commissioner Gloria Nevarez said NIU's "history of football success and its commitment to academic excellence" were draws. The Mountain West has been rebuilding ...

A new time will soon dawn for the Mountain West. A new time zone, that is. The conference will expand to the Central Time Zone as it welcomed Northern Illinois as a football-only member on Tuesday.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Another football program is set to join the Mountain West.The conference announced on Tuesday that Northern Illinois (NIU) will join the league as a football-only ...