With opponents from Colorado, Nevada, California, and even Texas on their future league schedules, Northern Illinois is rethinking how to assemble a football team. Mountain West membership could ...

Notre Dame beat Texas A&M, so Notre Dame would surely ... to 28-point underdog Northern Illinois. Notre Dame didn’t compete with Northern Illinois, in part because it wasn’t ready.

Winter moisture has helped ease stress and another cold stretch expected, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

The 2026 MW football season will include the Air Force Academy, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Nevada, New Mexico, Northern Illinois, San José State, UNLV, Texas, El Paso and Wyoming.

Ball State Cardinals (15-4, 7-0 MAC) at Northern Illinois Huskies (8-10, 2-5 MAC) DeKalb, Illinois; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois hosts Ball State after Chelby Koker scored ...