All of the changes we’re seeing in college football from conference realignments to the transfer portal and NIL has forced Northern Illinois University to make a move to keep up or to stay a step ...

NIU football's move to the Mountain West Conference was inspired by another major college football realignment move, and it might mean more change is coming for Northern Illinois athletics.

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Northern Illinois had some fun with their video of support to Notre Dame. As Notre Dame prepares for its National ...

Something NIU football coach Thomas Hammock said after his team’s 28-20 win over Fresno State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl got me thinking. No, not the dump quote. After being showered in ...

Northern Illinois coach Thomas Hammock, who just finished his sixth season at the helm, isn’t jealous in the least of Notre ...

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 ...

"We are excited about adding Northern Illinois football to the Mountain West," Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez in a statement. "In evaluating NIU, the MW Board of Directors and Directors ...

The Northern Illinois Huskies' football program is officially joining the Mountain West Conference for the 2026 season. NIU's board of trustees approved the MWC's $2 million membership fee on Tuesday.

Northern Illinois will join the Mountain West as a football-only member in 2026, the school and conference announced Tuesday. "What a great opportunity for NIU Athletics as we expand our horizons ...

So, the Huskies are making the leap in football to a new conference. After 28 straight seasons of play in the Mid-American Conference and 39 overall, NIU will say, good-bye Toledo, good-bye Ball ...