Northern Illinois to the MW is a bit of a joke. Was that invite based on just beating ND? Because if you look at NIU's history they are the definition of mediocrity. Maybe the Mountain West thinks NIU is a Chicago school?
Ogbanna was not that great a QB. He had some good throws but he was slow processing in the pocket and would get sacked often. And when running he would get in trouble running sideways rather than forward. I'm not that broken up over him leaving.
As for UB, SUNY barely gives a crap about athletics. Maybe that's for the better; one university system that isn't a slave to the NCAA. But it's a little surprising Buffalo hasn't even gotten a sniff from another conference. not even the lowly Conference USA!
UB needs more financial boosters to get to the next level.