Northern Illinois, a longtime member of the Mid-American Conference, is joining the Horizon League for most of its sports ...

Northern Illinois has accepted an invitation to join the Horizon League in basketball and most other sports except football.

After opting to join the Mountain West Conference in football only, Northern Illinois athletics is set to make another ...

The Northern Illinois University Huskies plan to shift all non-football programs, including basketball, from the Mid-American ...

The world of college athletics has been changing for the last several years, and for a time, it looked like the Mid-American Conference was safe from realignment. That changed when Northern Illinois ...

Northern Illinois football is headed to a new conference, and so are most of their non-football sports. It's the latest step ...

Northern Illinois accepted an invitation to join the Horizon League in basketball and most other sports except football on ...

The majority of the Northern Illinois athletics department is set to join the Horizon League in 2026, pending approval by the university’s board of trustees Thursday. NIU announced in January that its ...

[UPDATED at 5:40 p.m. EST to include new developments regarding NIU’s wrestling and gymnastics programs, as well as the reported entrance fee.] Months after their shocking announcement to leave ...

The Northern Illinois Huskies delivered one of the most memorable moments of the 2024 college football season back on September 7, upsetting a Notre Dame team ranked #5 in the nation at the time ...

Northern Illinois Huskies (12-14, 5-9 MAC) at Kent State Golden Flashes (17-10, 9-5 MAC) Kent, Ohio; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: MAC foes Kent State and Northern Illinois square off on ...

Knighten joins the Hoosiers after three seasons with the Northern Illinois Huskies, but has two years ... following a loss to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff, went out and signed ...