Mountain West Adds Northern Illinois As A Football-Only Member
Jan 7, 2025 · Located 65 miles due west of Chicago with close to 260,000 living alumni in the nation’s third largest city, Northern Illinois University is a public institution founded in 1895. It is included in the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching’s Research Universities—High Research Activity category and is a member of the ...
NIU to Mountain West: Reasons for move, NIU’s value in MWC, …
Jan 8, 2025 · Northern Illinois was further assisted by vacancies in the Mountain West after five of the conference’s members — Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State, and Utah State ...
Northern Illinois is set to join Mountain West for football only in ...
Jan 7, 2025 · 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 Colorado.
NIU Says Mountain West Hasn't Made Formal Offer amid …
Sep 27, 2024 · Northern Illinois says it has not yet received a "formal offer" to leave the Mid-American Conference for the Mountain West, but "appreciates" the reported interest in its program.
Northern Illinois joins Mountain West: Huskies will compete as …
Jan 7, 2025 · 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 football joins Mountain West Conference
Jan 7, 2025 · 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.
Northern Illinois announces move to Mountain West, MAC …
Jan 7, 2025 · Northern Illinois is joining the Mountain West as a football-only member beginning in 2026. The Huskies announced their conference switch on Tuesday, ditching the MAC for a league whose ...
Northern Illinois football to join Mountain West; league to …
Jan 7, 2025 · Northern Illinois will join the Mountain West as a football-only member in July 2026, the school announced Tuesday, following approval of the $2 million membership fee from its board of trustees.
Northern Illinois says it hasn't received a formal offer amid Mountain …
Sep 27, 2024 · Northern Illinois said Friday it has not received a “formal offer to consider a change” in its conference, but appreciates the “interest in our strong brand” amid media reports that the school and fellow Mid-American Conference member …
Northern Illinois to join Mountain West as football-only in '26
Jan 7, 2025 · Northern Illinois will join the Mountain West as a football-only member in 2026, joining Air Force, Hawai'i, UNLV, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State and Wyoming.