Sources: Utah St. accepts invitation to join Pac-12

• Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 23, 2024, 08:12 PM ET

Utah State has accepted an invitation to sign up with the Pac-12 and become the recently formatted conference’s seventh member, sources informed ESPN on Monday night.The move comes in the middle of a dizzying day of adjustment that saw the Pac-12’s interest in a handful of AAC schools get rebuffed, the Mountain West expected to retain a dedication from key member Air Force and UNLV’s choice ended up being unsure after its dedication to the MWC earlier in the day was not formalized.Utah State’s reported

approval would make it the 5th school from the Mountain West to join Oregon State and Washington State in the restoring Pac-12. Utah State would join Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Colorado State, who have actually announced they are going to the league.Editor’s Picks

2 Associated Utah State has a solid football program, having won a Mountain West championship in 2021. Utah State has reached 11 championship game considering that 2011 and has 16 bowl appearances in its history. It has actually been in the Mountain West given that 2013. Utah State also is an accomplished basketball school, as it has 24 males’s NCAA competition looks in its history. That consists of looks in 4 of the previous five tournaments.(Those four took place over 6 years, and the Aggies were 26-8 in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the competition.)Utah State became a candidate late in a hectic day in which the Pac-12 attempted to protect its future.The departure from the Mountain West leaves that league with seven schools, which implies it will need to make one addition to remain a main conference.ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura added to this report.