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Northern Illinois Coach Thomas Hammock Is Rooting For Notre Dame In CFP Championship

Northern Illinois is the only football team to defeat Notre Dame this season. On Jan. 20, NIU coach Thomas Hammock will be rooting for Notre Dame in the CFP championship.

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How a loss to Northern Illinois set the table for Notre Dame's run to the CFP title game

The toughest game Notre Dame will play this season is obviously going to happen on Jan. 20, the College Football Playoff national championship game in Atlanta against Ohio State. The toughest game the Irish played to date probably was the Orange Bowl against Penn State.

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Notre Dame Gets Late Pick and Field Goal to Make Title Game With 27-24 Win Over Penn State

A diving interception off an ill-advised pass set up Notre Dame’s trip to play for the program’s 12th national title after a thrill-a-minute 27-24 victory over Penn State on Thursday night in the semi

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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 ...

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Northern Illinois to join Mountain West as football-only in '26

Northern Illinois will join the Mountain West as a football-only member in 2026, joining Air Force, Hawai'i, UNLV, Nevada, ...

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Mountain West officially adds Northern Illinois as football-only member for 2026 season

The Mountain West Conference will have nine football-playing members for the 2026 season. Northern Illinois was officially ...

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College Football Playoffs final is set: Ohio State vs. Notre Dame

This Big Ten vs. independent matchup means this is the second straight year that the Southeastern Conference will be shut out ...

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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 ...

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Northern Illinois to vote Tuesday on football-only Mountain West invitation

Northern Illinois’ board of trustees will meet Tuesday to discuss and vote on the acceptance of an invitation to join the ...

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Northern Illinois will join Mountain West as football-only member in 2026

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

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Report: Mountain West to add Northern Illinois as football-only member for 2026 season

DeKalb, Illinois isn’t known for its mountains, but that isn’t stopping Northern Illinois from sending its football program ...

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Mountain West adds Northern Illinois as football-only member

The Mountain West Conference announced the addition of Northern Illinois University as a football-only member beginning July ...

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MEC football: Sanders leaves UC for offensive coordinator job at Northern Illinois

Former University of Charleston coach Quinn Sanders leaves the Golden Eagles for the offensive coordinator position at ...

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