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Mailbag: Contrarian view of the Pac-12 football schedule (the case for seven), Texas State’s potential, the Sac State scenario and more
Flexibility is essential as college football waits for the SEC and Big Ten to chart a course forward. With eight schools, the ...
The Mountain West and Pac-12 still aren’t backing down from their realignment showdown
This week was not like any other Mountain West media day, however. For five of the league’s 12 schools, it was their last. A ...
Less could be more for the Pac-12 as it mulls whether to play seven conference games or eight
Flexibility is essential as college football waits for the SEC and Big Ten to chart a course forward. With eight schools, the ...
This Week in the West: SEC makes news (with the CFP), Trump’s planned EO and Pac-12 mediation stalls
The future of the College Football Playoff seemingly depends on whether the SEC adds a ninth conference game to its schedule.
Making the case for a 7-game schedule for Pac-12 and more | Mailbag
With eight schools, the Pac-12 would have the option to play seven or eight conference games. Jon Wilner explains why that ...
‘What are the parameters?’: Boise State AD wants Pac-12 as power conference
It’s a group in a room sitting there defining what our future looks like, without really giving us a set standard or defined ...
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Pac-12, Mountain West fail to resolve poaching fees case in mediation
On Tuesday, the Pac-12 and Mountain West acknowledged they had not made progress and requested that the court hold a hearing ...
Pac-12, Mountain West heading to court after failed mediation over exit fees, poaching penalties
The Pac-12 and Mountain West are headed to court. The conferences were unable to reach a settlement in the legal dispute over ...
Pac-12, Mountain West headed back to court after mediation fails over millions in 'poaching' fees
The Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences are headed back to court after failing to reach a settlement agreement in mediation ...
Mountain West Conference pauses expansion amid legal dispute with Pac-12
The Mountain West Conference, in the process of going through a major membership transition, will “pause” adding new schools, ...
American Athletic Conference football coach: New Pac-12 ‘essentially the old Mountain West’
Late last month, the Pac-12 added Texas State of the Sun Belt as the conference’s ninth member for the 2026-27 athletics season.  The Bobcats happily chose a co ...