WAC officials vow conference will remain viable

The Associated Press

Published: Tuesday, May 1 2012 12:32 p.m. MDT

Summary

Western Athletic Conference officials expressed confidence Tuesday that the league would remain viable despite rumored defections.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Western Athletic Conference officials expressed confidence Tuesday that the league would remain viable despite rumored defections.

Utah State and San Jose State both acknowledged this week they are in discussions with the Mountain West Conference over realignment for 2013.

Conference USA already is set to bring aboard Texas-San Antonio just months before the school was to begin its first season in the WAC.

WAC interim commissioner Jeff Hurd subsequently issued a statement Tuesday saying he aware of the changing landscape in Division I athletics. He said the conference is evaluating membership options but would not speculate on what those might be.

Hurd further said he had confidence the WAC would maintain its more than 50-year history as a "preeminent Division I conference."

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Stang08

Cedar City, Utah

Big Blue,

Here's how it really is. USU went from the WAC which was a joke to the MWC which is a joke since Utah and BYU left. The aggies will not help bring stability to the MWC. See you in September. Hope your team doesn't More..

4:59 p.m. May 8, 2012
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Go Big Blue!!!

Bountiful, UT

Yes, and the Titanic is unsinkable.

The WAC smells worse than a gutted fish on on the shores of Utah Lake. It is time to bury it.

Had Boise not been hoodwinked into joining the MWC then Nevada and Hawaii would have stayed put More..

2:01 p.m. May 1, 2012
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PAC12Fan

South Jordan, UT

The WAC and WCC should combine as nobody in either league plays football. Hold on... Nope!

9:51 p.m. May 1, 2012
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