Later Monday, McMurphy reported that Gonzaga is leaving the West Coast Conference to join the Pac-12. Dellenger reported that the Pac-12 has been in “serious discussion” with Gonzaga but that a move is not finalized, and ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura and The Athletic’s Chris Vannini reported similarly.

The Pac-12 is in the midst of attempting to expand their conference, currently slated to have six members. A more national approach was taken before multiple schools remained committed to the AAC and publicly announced as such on Monday afternoon.

The Mountain West spent the weekend working to get its eight remaining members committed to each other through a grant of rights or other financial means, with more than $111 mill

Memphis, Tulane, South Florida, UTSA and the American Athletic Conference released a statement that made no mention of the Pac-12, but several people with knowledge of those talks said the schools had been potential new members.

After over a decade of being part of the Mountain West Conference, Utah State is expected to join a new conference.

Utah State reportedly will join San Diego State in the Pac-12, which amounted to a disappointing concession on a wild day

The Utah State has agreed to join the Pac-12 Conference, multiple reports said Monday night, nearly completing the league's rebuild to become a recognized FBS football conference. The Pac-12 was