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The rebirth of the Pac-12 has been in large part thanks to convincing Mountain West schools to them in 2026. This will now stop, as the college football landscape will stop changing, at least for a brief moment in a scene that has recently shaken the NCAA.
Air Force and UNLV were the latest universities to be targeted by the Pac-12 but a report from Las Vegas emerged, the Mountain West made a move. In that report, The Rebels decline the invitation and then the MWC announced they reach an agreement with all the remaining schools to keep them wight where they are.
Air Force was also targeted but before any other move was made, they let know their commitment to stay. The conference announced that along with the Academy and UNLV, Hawai'i, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State and Wyoming signed a memorandum of understanding to remain in the league.
Both conferences need more schools
Both the Pac-12 and the Mountain West still have to reach an agreement with another school to get to the minimum of eight for college football playoff eligibility and NCAA FBS recognition. The Pac-12 recently added five schools from the Mountain West to the two remaining after eleven universities left.
Oregon State and Washington State are ed by Boise State, Colorado State, San Diego State, Fresno State and the most recent one to agree to , Utah State. Both conferences will look to the Sun Belt of Conference USA to convince schools to their leagues.
AAC universities Memphis, Tulane, USF and UTSA were targeted by the Pac-12 but they all announced their commitment to remain where they are, leaving the Pac-12 with less options than the Mountain West, as they look to return to become a Power Five league.