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Report: Mountain West to add Northern Illinois as football-only member for 2026 season

DeKalb, Illinois isn’t known for its mountains, but that isn’t stopping Northern Illinois from sending its football program out West. According to Brett McMurp

The New York Times · 14h

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.

Yahoo Sports on MSN · 12h

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.

nevadasportsnet · 14h

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 faces Ohio, seeks Fourth straight win

Hosted on MSN · 41m

Northern Illinois faces Ohio, seeks 4th straight win

DeKalb, Illinois; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois will attempt to keep its three-game win streak going when the Huskies take on Ohio. The Huskies are 3-2 on their home court. Northern Illinois is 1-3 in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Washington Post · 1d

Boise State takes on San Diego State, seeks 4th straight home win

Boise State averages 78.1 points, 14.6 more per game than the 63.5 San Diego State gives up. San Diego State has shot at a 44.8% rate from the field this season, 3.2 percentage po

Fox Sports · 1d

USC faces Michigan, seeks 5th straight win

USC is looking to prolong its four-game win streak with a victory over Michigan. The Trojans have gone 8-2 at home. USC scores 76.4 points while outscoring opponents by 8.0 points per game. The Wolverines are 2-0 against Big Ten opponents.

Northern Illinois faces Eastern Michigan after Jones’ 25-point game

Northern Illinois visits the Eastern Michigan Eagles after Quentin Jones scored 25 points in the Huskies' 117-50 win against the East-West Phantoms.

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Notre Dame says loss to Northern Illinois was needed lesson

While an early-season loss to Northern Illinois is not what Notre Dame wanted, the team says it was the wake-up call the ...

The San Joaquin Valley Sun8d

Fresno State falls to Northern Illinois in bowl game

Fresno State lost 28-20 to Northern Illinois in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Monday. The Bulldogs, who were short-handed ...

Chicago weather radar: Track snow showers across northern Illinois

The Chicago area is seeing snow fall on Thursday evening, with slick roads reported around the area. Significant accumulations aren't expected, but travel could still be impacted by the snow as it ...

McPherson, Jones both score 25 off the bench, Northern Illinois takes down East-West 117-50

Reserve Quaran McPherson and Quentin Jones both scored 25 points to help lead the Northern Illinois Huskies past the East-West Phantoms 117-50 on Monday night ...