The Northern Illinois Huskies' football program is officially joining the Mountain West Conference for the 2026 season. NIU's ...

The Mountain West has been rebuilding since Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Colorado State agreed to join the ...

Northern Illinois University announced Tuesday their intention to leave the Mid-American Conference in the summer of 2026.

The Mountain West Conference announced the addition of Northern Illinois University as a football-only member beginning July ...

The Mountain West Conference on Tuesday announced the addition of Northern Illinois University as a football-only member ...

Mountains are exactly what comes to mind when you think of Illinois, but one of the state’s football programs has officially made the move to the Mountain West Conference. The league announced the ...

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Nicole Auerbach and Joshua Perry react to the surprising news that Northern Illinois University will join the Mountain West Conference as a football-only member in 2026, analyzing what this means for ...

Northern Illinois’ leaders took the podium Tuesday to discuss the football team’s groundbreaking move to the Mountain West in ...

Former Wisconsin quarterback Tyler Van Dyke is transferring to SMU, his agent told ESPN's Pete Thamel.The 2025 season will be ...

Good morning, Chicago. Six shooting deaths on the South and West sides, a fatal stabbing in Little Village and a vehicular homicide in Chicago Lawn. About a week into the new year, violence in Chicago ...