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.

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

Chansey Willis Jr. had 18 points in Western Michigan's 72-70 win over Northern Illinois on Tuesday night. Western Michigan took the lead for good with 2:28 remaining on a layup from Max Burton to make ...

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 ...

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, ...

The Irish could've been done after their loss to Northern Illinois. Instead, they're in the national championship game due to ...

Northern Illinois confirmed on Tuesday that it is joining the Mountain West in 2026 as a football-only member. The school hasn't made any decisions on where its other sports will play but remains in ...

NIU has agreed to leave the MAC to join the Mountain West in football only and the NIU Board of Trustees will discuss the move this week. Here's what that move means for the Huskies.

Eastern Michigan faces Northern Illinois in a matchup of MAC teams. Wednesday's matchup is the first of the season between the squads. Eastern Michigan is 0-6 against the MAC, and ...

Northern Illinois’ leaders took the podium Tuesday to discuss the football team’s groundbreaking move to the Mountain West in ...

Heading into the College Football Playoff championship on Monday, Notre Dame is in the midst of its best season of Marcus Freeman's three-year tenure as head coach. The Fighting Irish are knocking ...