Another big change is reportedly coming to the G5 football landscape this week. Last week, Brett McMurphy of Action Network reported that Northern Illinois wer
that Northern Illinois were considering an offer from the Mountain West Conference as a football-only member. Monday morning, Matt Brown ofbacked up that report, stating that the Huskies are expected to accept that invitation to the MWC sometime in the coming days.
Per Brown, the rest of NIU's sports are also expected to leave the Mid-American Conference for a mid-major league such as the Summit, Ohio Valley and Horizon. The Mountain West Conference has gone through a plethora of changes over the last several months. Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State, Colorado State, and Utah State will leave the MWC to join the Pac-12 for the 2026 season. UTEP will leave Conference USA for the Mountain West starting in 2026. Hawaii is set to become a full member of the conference after being a football-only member for several years.
NIU football joining the league would move the Mountain West Conference to nine football programs for 2026, including Air Force, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV, UTEP, and Wyoming.Joe covers college sports from the Group of Five ranks and beyond. He has worked in the sports industry since 2008, earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Louisville, and a Master's degree from Seattle University.
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