Source: SDSU stays member of Mountain West

• Pete Thamel, ESPNJul 18, 2023, 10:35 PM ET

San Diego State’s standing with the Mountain West has actually been crystallized.A source informed ESPN on Tuesday night that the conference informed San Diego State that it is a member in excellent standing.According to a source, this step in the just recently made complex relationship between the Mountain West and SDSU suggests the school will soon get the $6.6 million that the league was withholding.Those frozen assets came in the wake of SDSU’s muddled effort to announce its exit last month. The Mountain West took the school’s initial letter about its intention to withdraw as a real withdrawal, setting up an uncomfortable back-and-forth that seems complete.The Mountain West presidents satisfied Monday. Kicking San Diego State out of the league wasn’t ever really an alternative, according to sources, but the school is anticipated to have to cover the modest legal fees for the legal attention required by the back-and-forth. San Diego State had actually initially asked for a month extension previous June 30 in order to let the Pac-12 protracted television agreement play out.

News emerged Tuesday that having that extra month might not have helped, as the Pac-12 will not announce a television offer at media days, and it’s not likely the league will have a television contract by the end of July.San Diego State is anticipated to stay in the Mountain West for a minimum of the next 2 years, as the charge to withdraw before then is almost$ 34 million.Yahoo Sports first reported SDSU’s receiving notice that it’s still a member.