Utah State to join Pac-12 Conference, reports say [Video]

The Pac-12 is adding Utah State as its seventh member and is in discussions with basketball powerhouse Gonzaga to join the rebuilding conference in 2026, multiple people with knowledge of the talks told The Associated Press on Monday.

Utah State and UNLV were the main targets for the Pac-12 after a group of American Athletic Conference schools decided to stay put, following a pitch to join the rebuilding Conference of Champions. But the Mountain West was working to keep its remaining eight schools together and UNLV’s decision remained uncertain, according to two of the people.

The Mountain West received commitments from Air Force and San Jose State on Monday, according to two other people with knowledge of that conference’s situation. Air Force had been drawing interest from the AAC to join Army and Navy in that conference.

The other Mountain West schools include New Mexico, Wyoming, Nevada and Hawaii for …