Mountain West officially adds Northern Illinois as football-only member for 2026 season
The Mountain West Conference will have nine football-playing members for the 2026 season.  Northern Illinois was officially ...
Northern Illinois agrees to join Mountain West as football-only member
The conference will expand to the Central Time Zone as it welcomed Northern Illinois as a football-only member on Tuesday.
Why Ohio State or Notre Dame will be most deserving college football national champion ever
Either Ohio State or Notre Dame will not just be a worthy champion, but one that deserves recognition for surviving a ...
Northern Illinois set to move to Mountain West as football-only member
Northern Illinois appears headed to the Mountain West as a football-only member. The school has officially accepted an invite ...
Northern lights to ring in New Year's Eve in parts of United States
The northern lights are forecast to put on a New Year's show as far south as Illinois, New York and Oregon starting Monday ...
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Northern Illinois faces Bowling Green, looks to stop 4-game skid
Northern Illinois looks to break its four-game slide with a win over Bowling Green. Saturday's meeting is the first this season between the squads. Bowling Green is 2-3 against the ...
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Northern Illinois will join Mountain West as football-only member in 2026
(Former Pac-12 schools Oregon, Washington, USC and UCLA joined the Big Ten.) The Mountain West will also have other schools — ...
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Northern Illinois becomes football-only member of Mountain West
January 7 - Northern Illinois confirmed Tuesday that it is joining the Mountain West in 2026 as a football-only member. The school hasn't made any decisions on where its other sports will play but ...