The Northern Illinois Huskies’ football team will be joining the Mountain West Conference, leaving the Mid-American Conference that it had been a member of for nearly 30 years. The Huskies will ...

The Mountain West Conference has announced the addition of Northern Illinois in football after the ... In that time, the Huskies have won five conference titles, including three from 2011-14 ...

BOTTOM LINE: Akron will try to keep its three-game road win streak intact when the Zips play Northern Illinois. The Huskies have gone 5-4 in home games. Northern Illinois gives up 75.6 points and has ...