The Mountain West Conference has announced the addition of Northern Illinois in football after the school's board of trustees approved the move on Tuesday. Northern Illinois, which will begin competing in the conference in 2026,

Northern Illinois University’s Board of Trustees are holding a special meeting this afternoon and are expected to approve the $2 million membership fee for the school’s football team to move to the Mountain West Conference.

The university officially announced it would join the Mountain West Conference in a football-only capacity starting in 2026. The move puts the Mountain West Conference at nine teams: NIU, Air Force, Grand Canyon,

Washington lands a commitment from former Arizona cornerback Tacario Davis, reuniting him with coach Jedd Fisch.

Jedd Fisch and the UW Huskies made a big splash in the transfer portal by landing standout Arizona cornerback Tacario Davis, per a report.

There was a pretty good chance Tacario Davis had played his last game with Arizona when he started in the Territorial Cup in November, since some NFL mock drafts had him going as high as the first round.