Why has Notre Dame never joined a football conference? How the Irish stay league-less
Notre Dame's independent status is the best thing for them and they have no reason to abandon it to join a conference.
Northern Illinois joins Mountain West: Huskies will compete as football-only member beginning in 2026 season
The Mountain West Conference has announced the addition of Northern Illinois in football after the school's board of trustees ...
Thursday's college football: AD says 'acquisition fee' could fix some portal problems
An athletic director has a proposal for taming what many say is a transfer-portal system run amok in college sports.
Transfer portal got you down? One college AD suggests an ‘acquisition fee’ could fix some problems
The athletic director at a mid-sized school that’s making a splash this season has a modest proposal that might offer one way ...
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Northern Illinois becomes football-only member of Mountain West, leaving MAC
"What a great opportunity for NIU Athletics as we expand our horizons, adapt to this new national model of college athletics and prepare to start a new chapter in the history of NIU Football," ...
Northern Illinois football pays $2 million to join Mountain West
Northern Illinois football is heading to the Mountain West Conference in 2026. The school announced Tuesday it's paying $2 ...
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Tuesday's college football: Northern Illinois to leave MAC for western-based conference
The Huskies will go from the MAC to a league in which the easternmost school is in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Northern Illinois to join Mountain West as football-only in '26
The move is another fallen domino in college sports' ongoing conference ... "We are excited about adding Northern Illinois football to the Mountain West," commissioner Gloria Nevarez said in ...
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Northern Illinois football to join Mountain West
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How a loss to Northern Illinois set the table for Notre Dame’s run to the CFP title game
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman an the team sing to fans after ...
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The 10 Worst College Football Stadiums: Colorado’s Folsom Ranks No.3, No.1 Is Wild - Part 2
In Part 2 of our series, we continue our countdown of the worst college football stadiums, diving into ranks 5 to 1. From ...