A Fighting Irish title would make the inexplicable defeat to the Huskies an afterthought, while an Ohio State championship would rectify the flop vs. Michigan.

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

When Notre Dame was upset by Northern Illinois in early September, it looked like the end of the road. Instead, the Fighting ...

Northern Illinois confirmed Tuesday that it is joining the Mountain West in 2026 as a football-only member. The school hasn't ...

The lowered requirement will make it easier for people moving to Illinois from “states that have hostile, dangerous, and ...

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

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

The addition of Northern Illinois gives the Mountain West nine football members. With it comes the ability to play a full ...

Northern Illinois has accepted an invitation to join ... Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez said NIU’s “history of football success and its commitment to academic excellence” were ...

NIU will officially join the Mountain West on July 1, 2026 and will compete in the conference as a football-only member. The ...

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.