It's the final run in the MAC for the Huskies, but they're in rebuild mode. 2025 Northern Illinois season preview with breakdowns, top players and transfers, what will happen, and projected win total.

Northern Illinois hopes to move all of its sports teams except football, women’s gymnastics and men’s wrestling to the Horizon League in 2026.

Northern Illinois is considering an offer to join the Mountain West Conference as a football-only member, according to CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd.The Huskies have been continuous members of the MAC ...

Officials announced Thursday that NIU will join the Horizon League as a full member with 14 sports set to begin competition in the League for the 2026-27 seasons. The move is effective on July 1 ...

Northern Illinois has been a member of the MAC since 1997. In that time, the Huskies have won five conference titles, including three from 2011-14, with their most recent coming in 2021.

The Northern Illinois Huskies’ football team will be joining the Mountain West Conference, leaving the Mid-American Conference that it had been a member of for nearly 30 years.