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Northern Illinois joins Mountain West

Northern Illinois set to join Mountain West for football only in 2026

Northern Illinois has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West for football only in 2026, the school and conference announced Tuesday. The Huskies will go from the Midwest-based MAC to a conference in which the easternmost school is in Colorado Springs,

MLive · 4h

Top MAC football program to join Mountain West

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 addition of MAC powerhouse Northern Illinois as a football-only member on Tuesday. The Huskies will join the conference on July 1, 2026.

The Associated Press – Sports … · 21h

Tuesday's college football: Northern Illinois to leave MAC for western-based conference

The Huskies will go from the MAC to a league in which the easternmost school is in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Hosted on MSN · 1d

Mountain West officially adds Northern Illinois as football-only member for 2026 season

The Mountain West Conference will have nine football-playing members for the 2026 season. Northern Illinois was officially introduced as the latest member of the conference on Tuesday. The Huskies compete in the Mid-American Conference and are still considering options for all non-football sports,

ClutchPoints on MSN · 23h

Northern Illinois football pays $2 million to join Mountain West

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

The New York Times · 5d

Northern Illinois to vote Tuesday on football-only Mountain West invitation

Northern Illinois’ board of trustees will meet Tuesday to discuss and vote on the acceptance of an invitation to join the Mountain West as a football-only member in 2026.

KRQE Albuquerque on MSN · 22h

Northern Illinois to join Mountain West as football-only member

Another football program is set to join the Mountain West. The conference announced on Tuesday that Northern Illinois (NIU) will join the league as a football-only addition on July 1, 2026. NIU comes to the Mountain West from the MAC.

USA Today · 22h

Northern Illinois becomes football-only member of Mountain West, leaving MAC

Northern Illinois confirmed on Tuesday that it is joining the Mountain West in 2026 as a football-only member.

CBS Sports on MSN · 1d

Northern Illinois joins Mountain West: Huskies will compete as football-only member beginning in 2026 season

The Mountain West Conference has announced the addition of Northern Illinois in football after the school's board of trustees approved the move on Tuesday. Northern Illinois, which will begin competing in the conference in 2026,

Yahoo! Sports · 1d

NIU football officially joins the Mountain West Conference

The university officially announced it would join the Mountain West Conference in a football-only capacity starting in 2026. The move puts the Mountain West Conference at nine teams: NIU, Air Force, Grand Canyon,

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Orlando Sentinel6d

Ticked off! @Illinois football

Why is the HOA not doing anything about this? I’m ticked off at Illinois football! Please make sure no one ever watches or supports this team again. The coach is classless and the team is ...