Mountains are exactly what comes to mind when you think of Illinois, but one of the state’s football programs has officially made the move to the Mountain West Conference. The league announced the ...

The Mountain West Conference on Tuesday announced the addition of Northern Illinois University as a football-only member ...

The Mountain West Conference announced the addition of Northern Illinois University as a football-only member beginning July ...

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Golden, Notre Dame's defensive coordinator, was a Penn State captain and nearly its head coach. Now he'll lead Notre Dame's stout defense vs. the Nittany Lions.

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VonCameron Davis scored 31 points to lead Kent State over Northern Illinois 68-50 on Tuesday night. Davis added 10 rebounds and three steals for the Golden Flashes (10-4, 1-1 Mid-American Conference).

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KOLO) - Northern Illinois University will be joining the Mountain West Conference as a football ...

The Mountain West Conference will have nine football-playing members for the 2026 season.  Northern Illinois was officially ...