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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 ...

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 ...

Hammock, NIU president Lisa Freeman, athletic director Sean Frazier and Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez answered questions after the university’s Board of Trustees approved payment of a $2 ...

The Mountain West Conference on Tuesday announced the addition of Northern Illinois University as a football-only member beginning July 1, 2026. “We are excited about adding Northern Illinois football ...

"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 ...

Northern Illinois University (NIU) will join the Mountain West Conference in 2026, it was announced Tuesday. NIU will officially join the Mountain West on July 1, 2026 and will compete in the ...