Mountain West Conference, NIU Football

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 commissioner visited UTEP for the first time today since announcing the move.
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
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.
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.
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 to join Mountain West as a football only member in 2026
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KOLO) - Northern Illinois University will be joining the Mountain West Conference as a football only member in 2026. The announcement was made Tuesday amid a shakeup in the conference, which saw the addition of UTEP and UC Davis to its ranks.
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 joining Mountain West and the 3 weirdest moves of conference realignment
There have been seismic shifts in college football and by the end of it all the landscape will be unrecognizable.
Game recap, analysis: Utah State stuns Boise State in Mountain West Conference thriller
The Boise State men’s basketball team hits the road to battle Utah State in Mountain West Conference play.  Tipoff is ...
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Final conference bowl records for 2024-25 college football postseason: Big Ten supremacy
Texas Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian raises the trophy as the Texas Longhorns celebrate their 39-31 double overtime win over ...
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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 ...
Mountain West Conference Record in Bowl Games in 2024 Season
Representing the Mountain West conference in a college football bowl game included the Broncos, UNLV, Colorado State, Fresno ...