Mountains are exactly what comes to mind when you think of Illinois, but one of the state’s football programs has officially ...

The Northern Illinois Huskies' football program is officially joining the Mountain West Conference for the 2026 season. NIU's ...

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

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

The Mountain West has been rebuilding since Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Colorado State agreed to join the ...

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

NIU football's move to the Mountain West Conference was inspired by another major college football realignment move, and it ...

Sen. Adam Schiff’s (D-Calif.) swearing-in for a full six-year term in the upper chamber this week set a U.S. record, as the ...

Here's one personal memory of covering Northern Illinois University football. The school introduced new head coach Joe Novak ...

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

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

Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen ...