"What a great opportunity for NIU Athletics as we expand our horizons, adapt to this new national model of college athletics and prepare to start a new chapter in the history of NIU Football," ...

The Mountain West Conference has announced the addition of Northern Illinois in football after the school's board of trustees ...

The Mountain West Conference is expanding once again. Northern Illinois is paying $2 million to join the league as a football ...

“We are excited about adding Northern Illinois football to the Mountain ... Athletics carefully considered and were impressed by its history of football success and its commitment to academic ...

The Mountain West added a perennial contender from another conference as a football-only member, giving the league nine teams ...

adapt to this new national model of college athletics and prepare to start a new chapter in the history of NIU Football," Northern Illinois athletic director Sean T. Frazier said in a news release.