On September 26, McMurphy reported on the Mountain West's interest in adding Northern Illinois and Toledo as football-only members before 2026. NIU released a statement on the matter one day later ...

It was previously reported the MWC was considering Texas State, NIU and Toledo as potential members, but the Bobcats later rebuffed interest. Earlier on Tuesday, the Mountain West added UC Davis ...

with two one-possession losses against Toledo and Ball State, essentially taking NIU out of MAC title contention in late October. Despite the down year, the Huskies did show some muster ...