Northern Illinois reportedly set to join Mountain West as football-only member

Northern Illinois football likely moving to Mountain West Conference – Usa news

Northern Illinois appears headed to the Mountain West as a football-only member after officially accepting an invite from the conference. The school’s board of trustees is set to vote on the move Tuesday. If the move is approved, the Huskies would join the Mountain West effective July 1, 2026. The school is currently a full member of the Mid-American Conference and will stay in the conference for all other sports.

Northern Illinois reportedly set to join Mountain West as football-only member

FARGO — Northern Illinois is expected to accept an offer to join the Mountain West Conference as a football-only member for 2026, according to Action Network's Brett McMurphy. The addition of Northern Illinois will give the conference nine football schools. Grand Canyon and UC Davis are also set to join the Mountain West as non-football members, added McMurphy. In early November, McMurpy also reported that the FBS league was "considering" …

Northern Illinois football likely moving to Mountain West Conference

Northern Illinois appears headed to the Mountain West as a football-only member after officially accepting an invite from the conference. The school’s board of trustees is set to vote on the move Tuesday. If the move is approved, the Huskies would join the Mountain West effective July 1, 2026. The school is currently a full member of the Mid-American Conference and will stay in the conference for all other sports.

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NIU set to join Mountain West as football-only member

DeKALB – After nearly four decades in the Mid-American Conference and months of speculation regarding its future, NIU appears poised to join the Mountain West Conference as a football-only member. According to the agenda for Tuesday’s special meeting of the NIU Board of Trustees, the school has officially accepted an invite to join the Mountain West as an affiliate member in football. The trustees will meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday to discuss and ap…

Mountain West set to add new school for football

The Mountain West is set to add a new school to its conference if all goes well. The Mountain West has invited Northern Illinois University to join the conference. The Huskies are set to become a football-only member, so long as the school’s board approves the move. Northern Illinois, which currently is part of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), would have to pay a $2 million fee to be part of the Mountain West. The Mountain West has been lookin…