Back-to-back bowl wins and a win over CFP semifinalist Notre Dame puts NIU in spotlight
If Notre Dame wins National Championship, NIU could reap residual benefits. Here is why and what it could do for NIU: ...
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.
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.
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Northern Illinois football is set to join the Mountain West: Here's what it means for NIU
NIU has agreed to leave the MAC to join the Mountain West in football only and the NIU Board of Trustees will discuss the ...
NIU coach Thomas Hammock is suitably impressed with Notre Dame football's run to CFP semifinals
Northern Illinois coach Thomas Hammock, who just finished his sixth season at the helm, isn’t jealous in the least of Notre Dame football's success.
NIU’s Move to Mountain West Reunites UNLV with a Former Rival
Northern Illinois University (NIU) is poised to join UNLV in the Mountain West as a football-only member in 2026, a decision expected to pass during a board of ...
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Northern Illinois announces move to Mountain West, MAC thanks NIU for ‘communication’
Northern Illinois has announced a conference switch to leave the MAC and join the Mountain West as a football-only member in ...
Northern Illinois is 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 Huskies will go from the Midwest-based MAC to a conference in which the easternmost school is in ...