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" …

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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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Northern Illinois appears set to head to the Mountain West in 2026 as a football-only member. (Photo by Joseph Weiser/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Northern Illinois appears headed to the Mountain West as a football-only member.The school has officially accepted an invite from the conference and its board of

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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…

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