Mountain West Conference, NIU

NIU football leaving MAC for Mountain West Conference
Northern Illinois University’s Board of Trustees approved a football-only move from the Mid-American Conference, or MAC, to the Mountain West Conference. Peter Medlin
Mountain West Conference and NIU Football Announce Huskies' Membership For 2026
The Northern Illinois Huskies' football program is officially joining the Mountain West Conference for the 2026 season. NIU's board of trustees approved the MWC
Northern Illinois will join Mountain West as football-only member in 2026
The Mountain West has been rebuilding since Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Colorado State agreed to join the Pac-12.
Northern Illinois football joins Mountain West Conference
The Northern Illinois Huskies’ football team will be joining the Mountain West Conference, leaving the Mid-American Conference that it had been a member of for nearly 30 years.
NIU football officially joins the Mountain West Conference
The university officially announced it would join the Mountain West Conference in a football-only capacity starting in 2026. The move puts the Mountain West Conference at nine teams: NIU, Air Force, Grand Canyon, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV, UTEP and Wyoming.
NIU football joining Mountain West Conference
DEKALB (WREX) — Northern Illinois University has accepted an invitation for the Huskies to join the Mountain West Conference as a football only member beginning in 2026, NIU and the Mountain West announced Tuesday. The announcement came following a meeting of the NIU Board of Trustees.
NIU football leaving MAC for Mountain West Conference, pending board approval
Northern Illinois University’s Board of Trustees will vote on whether NIU's football team will leave the Mid-American Conference (MAC). Peter Medlin
Top MAC football program to join Mountain West
We are extremely pleased to accept the invitation for the Huskie football program to join a prestigious group of universities to compete in the Mountain West Conference. This m
Northern Illinois joining Mountain West and the 3 weirdest moves of conference realignment
There have been seismic shifts in college football and by the end of it all the landscape will be unrecognizable.
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Western Michigan DB, projected 4th-round draft pick, invited to 2025 NFL Combine
The hard-hitting and instinctual senior defensive back was invited to the 2025 NFL Combine late last month, which takes place ...
Purdue football adds all-conference defensive end to fill huge pass rush need
Purdue football added a former All-Mid-American Conference pass rusher Friday to fill one of the biggest needs on Barry ...
Miami RedHawks add to flashy portal class; grab familiar conference MVP quarterback
Miami University RedHawks football's likely 2025 starting quarterback is a former MAC MVP they beat in the 2023 MAC ...
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Three takeaways from Dayton’s loss at UMass
A banner featuring the Mid-American Conference logo hangs from McGuirk Alumni Stadium, where the Massachusetts football team plays home games.
MAC Commissioner Responds To Northern Illinois Exit Announcement
Northern Illinois University announced Tuesday their intention to leave the Mid-American Conference in the summer of 2026.
Akron basketball score, recap vs. Central Michigan | Zips win MAC home opener
The University of Akron men's basketball team wins its MAC home opener Tuesday night. Here's how game unfolded.
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Mid-American Conference football bowl game recap continued
The Massachusetts football team is set to join the Mid-American Conference next fall and a handful of its future competitors ...
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Former Toledo QB Dequan Finn transfers back to MAC at Miami (OH)
Finn won the 2023 Vern Smith Leadership Award, which is the honor issued to the MAC’s annual MVP. The quarterback built a ...