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Northern Illinois sends message to Notre Dame

Northern Illinois sends backhanded message to Notre Dame ahead of CFP title game

Still holding on to their Week 2 upset in South Bend, the Northern Illinois Huskies sent a backhanded message to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish ahead of tonight's CFP title game.

Saturday Down South · 1d

Northern Illinois trolls Notre Dame with pregame post featuring highlights from upset

Northern Illinois wished Notre Dame good luck in Monday night's title game but also reminded the Irish of their lone loss this season.

The Indianapolis Star · 3d

How did CFP finalist Notre Dame football lose to Northern Illinois?

Notre Dame football was rolling after a win at Texas A&M, a game many thought would slingshot the Irish to an undefeated season. Then NIU happened.

Western Michigan plays Northern Illinois

ESPN · 19h

Western Michigan hangs on as Northern Illinois can't convert game-winning shot

James Dent Jr. tries to win the game with a 3-point attempt, but it's no good, giving Western Michigan a 72-70 win over Northern Illinois.

CBSSports.com · 12h

Western Michigan wins 72-70 against Northern Illinois

Chansey Willis Jr. had 18 points in Western Michigan's 72-70 win over Northern Illinois on Tuesday night. Western Michigan took the lead for good with 2:28 remaining on a layup from Max Burton to make it a 67-66 game.

The Washington Post · 1d

Western Michigan plays Northern Illinois after Willis' 21-point game

Western Michigan scores 72.6 points per game, 3.8 fewer points than the 76.4 Northern Illinois allows. Northern Illinois’ 40.6% shooting percentage from the field this season is

15don MSN

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 approved the move on Tuesday. Northern Illinois, which will begin ...

14don MSN

Mountain West officially adds Northern Illinois as football-only member for 2026 season

The Mountain West Conference will have nine football-playing members for the 2026 season. Northern Illinois was officially introduced as the latest member of t ...

The New York Times15d

Northern Illinois football to join Mountain West; league to ‘pause’ on adding new members

Northern Illinois will join the Mountain West as a football-only member in July 2026, the school announced Tuesday, following approval of the $2 million membership fee from its board of trustees ...

ESPN15d

Northern Illinois to join Mountain West as football-only in '26

Northern Illinois will join the Mountain West as a football-only member in 2026, the school and conference announced Tuesday. "What a great opportunity for NIU Athletics as we expand our ...

On3 on MSN2d

Shane Gillis blames Notre Dame loss vs. Northern Illinois for father's heart attack

Notre Dame superfan Shane Gillis says his father had a heart attack after the Fighting Irish lost to Northern Illinois.

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