Mountain West Conference pauses expansion amid legal dispute with Pac-12

July 16, 2025

By Associated Press via Yahoo News: The Mountain West Conference, in the process of going through a major membership transition, will “pause” adding new schools, Commissioner Gloria Nevarez said Wednesday at the conference’s football media days.

The conference will add Grand Canyon in all sports except football beginning this year. Hawaii, which plays football in the Mountain West, will join as a full member in 2026, as will Texas-El Paso. Northern Illinois will play only football in the Mountain West and UC Davis will be a non-football member.

Five schools will leave the Mountain West for the Pac-12 Conference next year — Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Utah State.

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Mountain West Conference pauses expansion amid legal dispute with Pac-12

Both conferences are in a legal dispute about poaching fees and are headed back to court after failing to reach an agreement.

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