Northern Illinois is expected to join the Mountain West as a football-only member when the Board of Trustees meets on Tuesday, per Action Network’s Brett McMurphy, who adds: “NIU expected to receive substantially more revenue in MW than in MAC. NIU considering several options where its non-football sports will play, sources said. Adding NIU in football plus Grand Canyon & UC Davis as non-football members are final pieces of MW’s expansion.” Per the Board of Trustees, NIU would pay $2M to join the MWC in six annual installments. Further: “The costs to support the transition to the MWC, including travel, staffing, rebranding, and exit fees will be primarily offset by increased revenues from multimedia rights, revenue distributions, and guarantees from the conference as well as anticipated enhancements in revenue from ticket sales and donations. After admission to the MWC, a ramp-up period of one year is anticipated before revenues fully reach projected levels. The university does not plan to use existing institutional funds to support the transition.” (link, link - BoT report)