The Huskies are going west. That's the Mountain West to be specific. NIU leadership talked about joining the Mountain West on Tuesday.

Northern Illinois football is heading to the Mountain West Conference in 2026. The school announced Tuesday it's paying $2 ...

Northern Illinois University will be joining the Mountain West Conference as a football only member in 2026. The announcement ...

Northern Illinois will join the Mountain West as a football-only member in 2026, joining Air Force, Hawai'i, UNLV, Nevada, ...

The Mountain West Conference announced Tuesday that Northern Illinois University will join the league as a football-only ...

The Mountain West Conference will have nine football-playing members for the 2026 season.  Northern Illinois was officially ...

The university officially announced it would join the Mountain West Conference in a football-only capacity starting in 2026.

The Mountain West Conference has announced the addition of Northern Illinois in football after the school's board of trustees ...

DEKALB (WREX) — Northern Illinois University has accepted an invitation for the Huskies to join the Mountain West Conference ...

Northern Illinois University’s Board of Trustees are holding a special meeting this afternoon and are expected to approve the ...

If Notre Dame wins National Championship, NIU could reap residual benefits. Here is why and what it could do for NIU: ...