The Pac-12 Conference announced Thursday it is adding four schools from the Mountain West Conference—Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, and San Diego State—in a bid to rebound after losing much of its membership this summer.
The Pac-12 is poised to make a comeback as it announced on Thursday the additions of four schools from the Mountain West Conference. After 10 of the conference's 12 members left over the summer, the Pac-12 was left with just Oregon State and Washington State. The mass exodus started with USC and UCLA announcing they would join the Big Ten.
These are the changes you can expect in college football this seasonThe NCAA had given the Pac-12 a two-year window to carry a minimum of six teams. That meant that Oregon State and Washington State would be allowed to compete as a two-team conference until the summer of 2026. At that point, they would have been forced to join another conference or compete as independents.
Pac-12 movements: Oregon in Big Ten, Washington OK'd to join tooWhile each conference gets an automatic bid for most NCAA championships, such as basketball and baseball, the College Football Playoff operates differently. The College Football Playoff selects the five highest-ranked conference champions automatically, along with the seven best non-conference champions.
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