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Northern Illinois to join Horizon League in 2026

As football heads west, Northern Illinois to join Horizon League in 2026

Northern Illinois, a longtime member of the Mid-American Conference, is joining the Horizon League for most of its sports offerings starting with the 2026-27 academic year. That includes men's and women's basketball, which will increase the Horizon League's basketball pools to 12 schools.

MLive · 3d

Northern Illinois' other sports join new league after football ditched the MAC

When Northern Illinois football left the Mid-American Conference for the Mountain West in January, many wondered what would happen to the rest of the school’s athletic programs. That question has been answered.

The New York Times · 3d

Northern Illinois to move non-football programs to Horizon League in 2026

Northern Illinois will move its basketball and other non-football programs to the Horizon League in 2026, the Board of Trustees approved in a vote Thursday. The move is the result of NIU recently announcing it will join the Mountain West Conference as a football-only member in 2026.

SFGate · 3d

Northern Illinois accepts invitation to Horizon League for basketball, most other sports

Northern Illinois accepted an invitation to join the Horizon League in basketball and most other sports except football on Thursday. The Huskies are set to become the league's 12th member and compete in 14 of its 19 sports starting with the 2026-27 academic year.

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Want to try the other football? Picking soccer equivalents for all 32 NFL teams

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Toronto Blue Jays Starting Pitcher Goes Viral After Fantasy Football Flop

The Toronto Blue Jays opened the Grapefruit League season on Saturday afternoon against the New York Yankees, but the best ...

USF Bulls to open AAC football play with back-to-back Friday games

After a mostly unforgiving four-game non-conference slate, USF will get a bye week before embarking on American Athletic ...

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Explainer: Flag football, and can Filipinos really shine in it?

What is flag football? And how different is it from American football, where bodies are seemingly flying and hitting the ...

Texas Longhorns WR Matthew Golden Meets with 7 NFL Teams

While NFL Scouting Combine is set to kick off Day 2 of its on-field workouts where defensive backs and tight ends will take the field, Texas Longhorns receiver ...

U.W.-Green Bay offers classes on the history and systems of the NFL Draft

“ The Packers & The Draft ” will teach the history of the draft, the histories of some Green Bay Packers draft picks and bold trades, Vince Lombardi’s role in integrating the American Football League ...

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European League of Football launches FAST Channel

The European League of Football (ELF) is expanding its digital offering and is launching ELF FAST Channel. Fans of American ...

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