The Mountain West Conference will have nine football-playing members for the 2026 season.  Northern Illinois was officially ...

The Mountain West Conference announced the addition of Northern Illinois University as a football-only member beginning July ...

The Vandal football program has changed quite a bit with new coaches, new players and even a scheduling change in the weeks ...

The university officially announced it would join the Mountain West Conference in a football-only capacity starting in 2026.

Mountains are exactly what comes to mind when you think of Illinois, but one of the state’s football programs has officially ...

The Northern Illinois Huskies’ football team will be joining the Mountain West Conference, leaving the Mid-American ...

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

Northern Illinois’ leaders took the podium Tuesday to discuss the football team’s groundbreaking move to the Mountain West in ...

After long rumored to be linked, Northern Illinois officially accepted an invitation to the Mountain West on Tuesday as a ...

Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen ...