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.

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

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.

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 ...