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The Mountain West Conference said Thursday it is seeking mediation in the lawsuit the Pac-12 filed against it in an attempt to avoid paying $55 million in “poaching” fees for bringing five Mountain West teams into its own league. The Pac-12 and some of the schools it is adding filed lawsuits last year, claiming the poaching clause it agreed to when it signed a scheduling … [Read more...] about Mountain West Conference seeks mediation over $55 million in dispute in Pac-12 ‘poaching’ lawsuit

At some point this spring, the rebuilt Pac-12 is expected to sign a media rights agreement to begin in 2026 and span the remainder of the decade. The rebuilt Mountain West is likely to do the same, creating a fascinating twist to the realignment game: Neighboring conferences, battered by departures and revitalized by expansion, are concurrently seeking media deals to secure … [Read more...] about Realignment analysis: What the TV ratings say about Pac-12, Mountain West media rights valuations

Colorado State football’s final run in the Mountain West Conference will begin at San Diego State and end at home against Air Force, the league announced Thursday in its full conference schedule reveal for next fall. With four non-conference games already announced, including three at home, the Rams will again play a total of seven games at Canvas Stadium in 2025. “We’re … [Read more...] about Conference schedule set for CSU Rams’ final season in Mountain West

A former football player for Colorado State University was arrested Tuesday morning in Fort Collins and charged with sexual assault, according to court records. Aaron Moore, a 23-year-old man from Oakland, Tennessee, signed with CSU’s football team as a three-star linebacker in 2020. Moore played in all four of CSU’s games during the 2020 season, shortened by the COVID-19 … [Read more...] about Former CSU football player arrested, charged with sexual assault

Jay Norvell didn’t sound so much like he was surrendering the wheel as scooching over a smidge to share it. “I’m a head coach that is very involved in the offense. And I call plays,” Norvell, the CSU Rams’ football coach, told me during a visit to Denver early Monday evening. “And that’s been good to us. And so, we’ll just kind of see where that goes.” Last month, CSU announced … [Read more...] about Keeler: CSU Rams football coach Jay Norvell on staff changes, recruiting, play-calling: “I’m not going to apologize for what we did”