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Northern Illinois (2-1) led by as many as 19 points in the second half. Quentin Jones, a guard transfer from Cal Poly, had 15 points and eight rebounds. Junior forward Ethan Butler scored 15 points.

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 hasn't made the NCAA Tournament in men's basketball since 1996. The Huskies were coached by Mark Montgomery, who now is the head coach at Detroit Mercy, from 2011-21. The ...

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.

Northern Illinois University officially announced its decision to leave the Mid-American Conference behind to become a football-only member of the Mountain West Conference, effective July 1, 2026 ...

Northern Illinois has been a member of the MAC from 1975-86 and 1997-2025. The Huskies played football in the Big West from 1992-95, overlapping with Nevada during that period.

Northern Illinois went 8-5 overall and 4-4 in the MAC this season and posted a stunning upset of then-No.5 Notre Dame in September. That was the program's first-ever victory over a Top 10 program.