NIU’s football program left the MAC behind once before in 1985 to become an independent. It eventually joined the Big West conference in the early ’90s. That experiment didn’t work out, so ...

It's time for the offseason. This season was a banner year, for the new 23-team College Football Playoff as well as the ...

DEKALB, Ill. - Northern Illinois is departing the Mid-American Conference's football ranks for the Mountain West. The university officially announced it would join the Mountain West Conference in ...

Northern Illinois had some fun with their video of support to Notre Dame. As Notre Dame prepares for its National Championship matchup against Ohio State, the Huskies sent a "good luck" video to ...

NIU used that stunner as a springboard to leave the MAC and land in the Mountain West Conference as a football member, a move that became official last week. Notre Dame, paradoxically, used it as ...

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's $2 million membership fee on Tuesday.

College sports conference re-alignment is coming to Illinois. Specifically, it's coming to Northern Illinois University. The NIU Board of Trustees are going to discuss the membership fee for the ...

Ahead of the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish received a message from the one team they couldn't defeat this season -- the Northern Illinois ...

Notre Dame football was rolling after a win at Texas A&M, a game many thought would slingshot the Irish to an undefeated ...

On Thursday night, Northern Illinois football coach Thomas Hammock was in Orlando, Fla., to support two players who are competing in Saturday’s Hula Bowl, a postseason game for NFL draft prospects.

Illinois football team picked up a late addition from Class of 2025, adding 3-star linebacker Jack Paris from suburban ...