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Mountain West making ‘significant push’ to core programs amid Pac-12 interest, per report
By Mark Kern
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Mountain West teams have been getting some looks from the Pac-12 as the conference tries to stay relevant after losing all but Washington State and Oregon State to the B1G and ACC this season. This has caused the Pac-12 to become very active in finding new teams.
However, the Mountain West showed that the conference isn’t going to go down without a fight and is doing everything in its power to keep the league together.
Sources: The Mountain West is amid a significant push to keep its core of eight schools together, which includes one-time payments of guaranteed money to the schools. Those include large payments to both UNLV and Air Force, which have drawn interest from other leagues
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) September 23, 2024
ESPN College football analyst Pete Thamel posted on X that the conference is doing whatever it can to keep the core eight schools together. This would involve a payment of guaranteed money. UNLV and Air Force are 2 teams that Thamel mentioned as receiving a large payment.
UNLV has been a team that the Pac-12 has been very interested in, as the conference has been targeting the Rebels over the past few days.
The Pac-12 is now at 6 teams, as it was announced that Boise State, Fresno State, Colorado State and San Diego State recently joined the conference.
To be considered an FBS conference, the Pac-12 would have to add 2 teams. Utah State is reportedly another team the conference is looking to add as it tries to salvage the remaining part of the conference.
