(AP) — 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 ... 16-14 to Northern Illinois. All week long, the Irish heard the whispers.

Notre Dame should have reasons to feel great about the national title game, but it also should have cause for concern against Ohio State.

On Thursday night, Northern Illinois football coach Thomas Hammock ... for the CFP championship in Atlanta. Hammond plans on remaining in Illinois instead of traveling for the game because he ...

DEKALB, Ill. — Northern Illinois has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West for football only in 2026, the school and conference announced Tuesday. The Huskies will go from the Midwest ...

The Mountain West Conference is expanding once again. Northern Illinois is paying $2 million to join the league as a football-only member, per Huskie Wire and several other news outlets.

Loren Orr/Getty Images Share DEKALB — Northern Illinois has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West for football only in 2026. The Huskies will go from the Midwest-based Mid-American Conference to a league in which the easternmost school is in ...