MW got signatures from 7 of 8 current schools. Then Utah State said no.
If it agrees to leave, Air Force would be the seventh member to exit the conference. According to Mountain West bylaws, support from nine of the 12 football members is necessary to dissolve the conference.
In short, two of the five remaining Mountain West members — Wyoming, Hawaii, San Jose State, Nevada and New Mexico — would have to vote in support of dissolution.
The question looms: Would the Pac-12 invite two of them to avoid what amounts to more than $120 million in exit and penalty fees?
“That’s the play, honestly,” says one athletic director with knowledge of the situation.
New: On Monday, Mountain West got signed agreements from 7 of 8 members including, it turns out, UNLV.
One signature away from security, MWC now in jeopardy of dissolution if UNLV & Air Force exit as 6th/7th departures. Nine votes needed to dissolvehttps://t.co/0jCTR5hYjZ