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 ...

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

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Golden, Notre Dame's defensive coordinator, was a Penn State captain and nearly its head coach. Now he'll lead Notre Dame's stout defense vs. the Nittany Lions.

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

Akron hosts the Northern Illinois Huskies after Alexus Mobley scored 23 points in Akron's 74-54 loss to the Toledo Rockets.

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All of the changes we’re seeing in college football from conference realignments to the transfer portal and NIL has forced ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KOLO) - Northern Illinois University will be joining the Mountain West Conference as a football ...

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

DEKALB, Ill. (WIFR) - The Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees approved the $2 million membership fee for the school to join the Mountain West Conference. On July 1, 2026, NIU will join the ...