Like a phoenix, the Pac-12 is set to rise from the ashes in July 2026. Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Utah State all filed their intent to leave the Mountain West Conference on June 1, according to multiple reports.
This latest step is more of a formality since the Pac-12 already announced that the aforementioned Mountain West schools will be joining its ranks next year, bringing its number of full member institutions — including Oregon State and Washington State — to seven. That’s still one short of the number required to be considered an FBS institution, but for now, the Pac-12 was able to brunt the latest wave of conference realignment that left it gutted.
But after the Pac-12 lost iconic institutions like Oregon and USC during that aforementioned realignment cycle, which of its new members is poised to become the face of the conference?
Conference realignment’s frenetic pace reaffirms Pac-12, Mountain West should have merged all along
Dennis Dodd
Here’s a look at a few schools that can carry the banner for the Pac-12 as it enters a new era.
Boise State
Boise State is the prime candidate to represent the Pac-12 on the national stage. Boise, Idaho, isn’t exactly a prime media market, but the Broncos are…
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Author : Will Backus
Publish date : 2025-06-02 20:46:00
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