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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 01: UNLV Rebels helmets displayed on the field prior to the start of a game between the New Mexico Lobos and the UNLV Rebels at Allegiant Stadium on November 01, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Louis Grasse/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Pac-12 still grappling with further expansion ahead of relaunch​

It’s the elephant in the room for the Pac-12: the conference is in need of another football playing school. The 2026 schedule features an unusual flex week that’ll have the conference teams playing someone twice, to be determined. Can the conference find another team? Options aren’t amazing.

Nevada men’s basketball to face Saint Mary’s at Tahoe Blue Event Center this season​

NCAA Tournament resumes being shaped by the NET rankings and other metrics has led to a rise in games like this one. Nevada and Saint Mary’s are set to play each other in Tahoe. Saint Mary’s has been playing Boise State in eastern Idaho in recent years in a similar arrangement.

Never has a rug gotten so much publicity​

Big Cat is getting the Boise St Blue Turf for the Barstool Chicago office pic.twitter.com/m7jHU9AJJH

— Pardon My Take (@PardonMyTake) May 13, 2026

Who are the top 5 transfers into the 2026 MWC?​

Top #MWFB portal pickups @AllenTrieu of On3 joins @JKurtz_MWN to rank the top five transfers into the Mountain West as ranked by the On3 rankings for 2026. pic.twitter.com/UTS1xueSmp

— Mountain West (@MountainWest) May 13, 2026

Its early preseason rankings season! Top team here is from the Pac-12​

The CBS Sports 138 rankings are updated for post-spring

Who do y'all think should be higher?

Breakdown https://t.co/oRIQe55s8K

Full 1-138 ranking https://t.co/7syUKBmaTOpic.twitter.com/jtQLNgeMTr

— CBS Sports College Football (@CBSSportsCFB) May 13, 2026

Excellent article from Texas State’s president ($)​

Texas State's president is an adoptee raised by an orphan who ran away from the orphanage in the ninth grade. @kdamp and the Bobcats are an amazing story.

(Plus… updates on Pac-12 officiating, conference basketball tournaments, and more.)

Read: https://t.co/LqdkbZaQ0zpic.twitter.com/0WZhqKBm2V

— John Canzano (@johncanzanobft) May 13, 2026

Ready to download MW+? It’s approaching​

MW+ is on the way.

More games. More access. More Mountain West.

Sign up now to stay updated before launch: https://t.co/4qDVWk3Mkfpic.twitter.com/mq1IzZLQMj

— Mountain West (@MountainWest) May 13, 2026

Is the playoff going to expand again?!​

NEW: The Big 12 and ACC support a 24-team College Football Playoff format, commissioners Brett Yormark and Jim Phillips tell @Brett_McMurphyhttps://t.co/2JkBru0gdfpic.twitter.com/X0Zw0UkGQk

— On3 (@On3) May 13, 2026

On The Horizon:​

Today – A parent’s take on high school recruiting? Adam Snyder shares his experience.

Friday – Friday Five: Top 5 MWC Football Conference Games

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