Mountain West to add Northern Illinois

Report: Mountain West to add Northern Illinois as football-only member for 2026 season
According to Brett McMurphy of the Action Network, Northern Illinois will leave the Mid-American Conference and join the Mountain West Conference as a football-only member for the
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 from the conference and its board of trustees is set to vote on the move on Jan. 7.
Northern Illinois to vote Tuesday on football-only Mountain West invitation
Northern Illinois’ board of trustees will meet Tuesday to discuss and vote on the acceptance of an invitation to join the Mountain West as a football-only member in 2026.
Northern Illinois agrees to join Mountain West in football, will pay $2M entrance fee
Northern Illinois will ask its Board of Trustees on Tuesday to allow the school's football program to move into the Mountain West, per a special meeting posted
Northern Illinois reportedly set to join Mountain West as football-only member
North Dakota State was reportedly "considered" for the Mountain West as a football-only member at one point this past fall.
NIU Board of Trustees to vote Tuesday on football-only membership in Mountain West conference
The university has accepted a formal offer to join the Mountain West Conference as a football-only member, effective July 1, 2026, subject to a vote.
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