The Northern Illinois Huskies have been making waves in the college football landscape with their unlikely victory over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and now for their groundbreaking partnership ...

The majority of the Northern Illinois athletics ... pending approval by the university’s board of trustees Thursday. NIU announced in January that its football team would move to the Mountain ...

DeKalb, Illinois isn’t known for its mountains, but that isn’t stopping Northern ... university with additional revenue, the move to the MWC will allow the university to grow its strong ...

The Northern Illinois Huskies stole the spotlight in Week 2 of the college football season by upsetting ... Each bone is hung in front of the logo of their opponent and is engraved with the ...

UC Davis in northern California is joining as a non-football member. “This is a truly exciting day for Northern Illinois ...

"We are excited about adding the Northern Illinois University football program to the Mountain West," Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez said in a news release. "In evaluating NIU ...

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 football ... the Huskies stunned College Football Playoff semifinalist Notre Dame in its home opener. But Tuesday was an even better day for the university’s football program ...

Northern Illinois officials issued a statement Wednesday that the university is in talks to join the Mountain West Conference for football. “Northern Illinois University has received a formal ...

“This is a truly exciting day for Northern Illinois University, for the NIU football program, and for Huskie fans throughout the country,” said NIU President Lisa C. Freeman. “We are ...

"We are excited about adding the Northern Illinois University football program to the Mountain West," Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez said in a news release. "In evaluating NIU ...