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Mountain West Conference and NIU Football Announce Huskies' Membership For 2026
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
Top MAC football program to join Mountain West
Mountains are exactly what comes to mind when you think of Illinois, but one of the state’s football programs has officially made the move to the Mountain West Conference. The league announced the addition of MAC powerhouse Northern Illinois as a football-only member on Tuesday. The Huskies will join the conference on July 1, 2026.
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.
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It's offical, NIU football is saying good-bye to the MAC and heading for the Mountain West Conference
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NIU football officially joins the Mountain West Conference
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, Grand Canyon, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV, UTEP and Wyoming.
Northern Illinois football pays $2 million to join Mountain West
Northern Illinois football is heading to the Mountain West Conference in 2026. The school announced Tuesday it's paying $2 million to join.
Northern Illinois football joins Mountain West Conference
The Northern Illinois Huskies’ football team will be joining the Mountain West Conference, leaving the Mid-American Conference that it had been a member of for nearly 30 years.
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 Mountain West as a football-only member.
Northern Illinois joins Mountain West: Huskies will compete as football-only member beginning in 2026 season
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 competing in the conference in 2026,
Can't Wait For Saturday | NIU move to Mountain West could pay off
Regular readers of this column know my affection for the MAC. Great football, excellent venues, outstanding coaches and way more talent than anyone thinks. But, it is going to be hard for the league to get a team into the College Football Playoff.
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Mountain West Commissioner visits UTEP for first time since conference realignment
UTEP is set to join the Mountain West Conference ahead of the 2026-2027 academic school year. Accepting the official invitation back in October, the conference ...
Mountain West men’s basketball power rankings: Utah State, San Diego State, Boise State lead the way
In what will be the biggest day of the Mountain West men’s basketball season to date, Saturday looms large for all six of the ...
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Colorado State vs UNLV basketball: How to watch, stream Mountain West men's game
A look at Saturday's men's basketball game between CSU and UNLV, including how to watch, key players, tickets, Mountain West ...
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Rodriguez announces more staff hirings
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University football coach Rich Rodriguez has announced that Gabe Franklin has been hired as the ...
Pocono Mountain West announces inaugural athletics Hall of Fame class: Here are honorees
The Panther program has announced its first honorees, including a district championship coach and a collegiate national ...
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WVU announces more football coaching hires
Another two new hires have been announced for the West Virginia University football team’s staff – safeties coach Gabe Franklin and senior defensive analyst/assistant linebackers coach Andrew Warwick.
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The fast-moving LA fires that killed at least 10 people and decimated more than 20,000 acres in the Pacific Palisades, Malibu ...
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Broncos-Bills: How the Buffalo Bills' team name has roots in Colorado and the West
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