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.

The NIU Board of Trustees on Thursday approved $1.4 million to pay the entrance fee to join the Horizon League, effective ...

When Northern Illinois football left the Mid-American Conference for the Mountain West in January, many wondered what would ...

Northern Illinois University continues to evolve to keeps its sports programs financially stable during these changing times ...

Northern Illinois will move its basketball and other non-football programs to the Horizon League in 2026, pending a Board of Trustees vote on Thursday. The move is the result of NIU recently ...

Northern Illinois University will join the Horizon League as a full member with 14 sports set to begin competition in the ...

The Northern Illinois University Huskies plan to shift all non-football programs, including basketball, from the Mid-American Conference to the Horizon League in 2026. The move is pending a vote from ...

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

“We are thrilled to welcome Northern Illinois University into #OurHorizon in a major move for our League and member institutions,” Horizon League Commissioner Julie Roe Lach said via press ...

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 ...