NIU Football Joins Mountain West Conference - NIU Athletics
1 day ago · WATCH: NIU Joins Mountain West Press Conference; DeKALB, Ill. – Northern Illinois University has accepted an invitation for the Huskies to join the Mountain West Conference as a football only member beginning in 2026, NIU and the Mountain West announced Tuesday (Jan. 7). The announcement came following a meeting of the NIU Board of Trustees.
Mountain West Adds Northern Illinois As A Football-Only Member
1 day ago · 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 ...
Northern Illinois joins Mountain West: Huskies will compete as …
1 day ago · Northern Illinois, a longtime MWC target, has been a member of the MAC since 1997 ... CBS Sports HQ - 24/7 Sports News. Live. Live. Live. Fantasy. ... Northern Illinois joins Mountain West ...
Northern Illinois is set to join Mountain West for football only in ...
1 day ago · Mountain West Commissioner Gloria Nevarez said NIU’s “history of football success and its commitment to academic excellence” were draws. The Mountain West has been rebuilding since Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Colorado State agreed to join the Pac-12, which is trying to restock after all but two of its schools left for ...
Northern Illinois to join Mountain West Conference for football
1 day ago · The addition of Northern Illinois gives the Mountain West nine football-playing members for 2026. ... the Mountain West," Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez said in a news release. "In ...
NIU football leaving MAC for Mountain West Conference
1 day ago · The NIU Huskies are headed west. Northern Illinois University’s Board of Trustees approved a football-only move from the Mid-American Conference, or MAC, to the Mountain West Conference. NIU President Lisa Freeman says the move opens up more opportunities both in terms of revenue and recruiting ...
REPORT: Northern Illinois Football Expected To Join Mountain West ...
Dec 16, 2024 · NIU football joining the league would move the Mountain West Conference to nine football programs for 2026, including Air Force, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV, UTEP, and...
NIU: Offer received from Mountain West, ‘update’ to come in …
Dec 18, 2024 · NIU on Wednesday for the first time confirmed that it has an offer to join the Mountain West for football. A statement from the university said an "update" will come in early January.
It’s official, NIU football is saying “Good-bye” to the ... - Yahoo
1 day ago · NIU administrators are reaching higher, for the Mountains by joining the Mountain West Conference. NIU Vice President and Director of Athletics and Recreation Sean T. Frazier says NIU has to seize ...
NIU football officially joins the Mountain West Conference
1 day ago · 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.
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