Sources: UNLV checking out options after USU problems

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• Kyle Bonagura ESPN Staff Author Covers college football.Joined ESPN in 2014. Gone To Washington State University.Sep 23,
• 2024, 07:28 PM ET UNLV is anticipated to reengage in conversations with the Pac-12 after its dedication to the Mountain West previously in the day was not formalized, sources informed ESPN on Monday evening.UNLV agreed to a memorandum of understanding to go back to the Mountain West, but that was predicated on all 8

  staying schools agreeing to stay, sources informed ESPN.When Utah State decided not to return and go to the Pac-12, sources said UNLV officials accepted stop briefly and further explore their choices.

  UNLV was set to take an offer from the Mountain West that included it and Air Force receiving a substantial swelling payment to stay in the league and be one of its linchpins.The decision by UNLV to explore its choices leaves the Mountain West potentially in flux, as Air Force’s commitment previously in the day and UNLV’s initial dedication

  Monday were viewed as favorable indications that the league could take advantage of its buyout cash from the departing schools to stay together.Part of the Mountain West pitch is that the league would ensure no schools take an action back in media distribution money, which is ensured, compared to the projected revenue the Pac-12

  has presented to some universities.Editor’s Picks 1 Associated With Utah State leaving and UNLV exploring choices, the Mountain West is entrusted

dedications from six schools for the 2026 football season: Flying force, Hawai’i, New Mexico, Nevada, San Jose State and Wyoming. The conference will need to include at least two more football-playing schools by 2028 to abide by NCAA rules.Staying in the Mountain West will enable the schools to avoid exit costs. Before Utah State decided to leave, the league was currently slated to generate more than $120 million in revenue from the previous four departures.Mountain West schools are making almost$6 million each year in total payouts, almost$4 countless which is from pure media worth. How much the Pac-12 will make when it is re-formed in 2026 doubts as it hasn’t taken the reconfigured product to market. The Pac-12 needs to have eight members to be acknowledged as an official conference.What has actually taken place on the Mountain West landscape is part of a high-stakes stare-down between the league, the Pac-12 and the American Athletic Conference. On Monday, the AAC got dedications from Memphis, Tulane, USF and UTSA– a few of the Pac-12’s highest-profile targets.It was predicted to cost more than $27 million per school for Memphis and other AAC members to leave the league between exit charges and almost$2.5 million in lost income, providing a concern for the Pac-12’s growth efforts.The buyout expense and absence of an ensured television number from the Pac-12, whose price quotes task revenue of more than$12 million annually to schools, loom big over the decision-making.