But Tuesday was an even better day for the university’s football program, Hammock said at a news conference ... is the first Mountain West school in the Central time zone. Freeman pointed ...

DEKALB (WREX) — Northern Illinois University has accepted an invitation for the Huskies to join the Mountain West Conference as a football only member beginning in 2026, NIU and the Mountain ...

NIU President Lisa C. Freeman says the university will benefit ... Obviously, the respect of the Mountain West Conference is one that is second to none, and our football team is excited.” ...

Welcome to college football in 2025 Frazier, NIU President Lisa Freeman and Huskies football coach Thomas Hammock were in attendance, while Mountain West Conference commissioner Gloria Nevarez ...

The Mountain West Conference has announced the addition of Northern Illinois in football after the school's board of trustees approved the move on Tuesday. Northern Illinois, which will begin ...

Northern Illinois has been formally approved as a football-only member of the Mountain West by the conference ... Northern Illinois president Lisa C. Freeman trumpeted the move, which will ...

[Editor’s note at 3:21 p.m. Eastern time on Jan. 7, 2024: updated to insert press statements from NIU president Lisa C. Freeman and Mountain West Conference commissioner Gloria Nevarez.] ...

The Mountain West has been heavily involved in conference realignment with Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Utah State leaving for the revamped Pac-12 in 2026. The ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KOLO) - Northern Illinois University will be joining the Mountain West Conference as a ... country,” said NIU President Lisa C. Freeman. “We are extremely pleased ...

The Huskies will go from the Midwest-based MAC to a conference in which ... and the right way," NIU president Lisa C. Freeman said in a statement. Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez said ...