Northern Illinois to join Mountain West as a football only member in 2026
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KOLO) - Northern Illinois University will be joining the Mountain West Conference as a football ...
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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 ...
NIU joins the Mountain West Conference
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 ...
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Northern Illinois Will Join Mountain West for Football Only in 2026
Northern Illinois University accepts invitation to join Mountain West Conference for football only starting in 2026.
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'Location, location, location': Behind the inspirations for NIU football move to the Mountain West
Back in the summer 2022, NIU Director of Athletics Sean Frazier was in his car when the news struck.USC and UCLA were going ...
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Assessing NIU’s move from MACtion to Mountains
Here's one personal memory of covering Northern Illinois University football. The school introduced new head coach Joe Novak ...
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COLUMN: The loss of NIU should be a call to arms for Jon Steinbrecher and the MAC
With the shock departure of Northern Illinois and the pursuit of Toledo, the MAC has existential questions to face at a ...
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.