The Mountain West has approached the Pac-12 about what MWC commissioner Craig Thompson calls a 'best practices' connection -- sort of a West Coast alliance for non-conference scheduling, sharing of officials, bowl matchups. ...more

After adding six new football schools for 2013 and Western Kentucky for the year after, Conference USA might not be done. C-USA is considering expansion to 16 teams in football, Commissioner Britton Banowsky said Monday. ...more

The Pac-12 appears content at 12 teams, but commissioner Larry Scott still gets a few just-in-case calls on occasion. Scott said he fields *a good handful of calls, not that many* in a typical year from schools inquiring about membership. ...more

The Mountain West Conference expects a total media rights package -- including a likely football championship game with ESPN and digital rights -- to eclipse $20 million per year, according to a league source. ...more

Big East emails obtained by CBSSports.com show the league's reluctance to accommodate Boise's demands in the days before the Broncos returned to the Mountain West. In the process, Boise floated to Big East Commissioner Mike Aresco a potential three-game television deal with NBC built around Notre Dame games. ...more

Georgia legend Vince Dooley is among the names that surfaced in talks about a playoff selection committee. The Big East nears its TV deal with NBC but is waiting on ESPN. An Oregon State coordinator is curious to see how Chip Kelly does in NFL. ...more

San Diego State rejoins the Mountain West under the stipulation the conference creates national and local television opportunities "in good faith" for all conference members, according to the agreement signed by the school and the conference Jan. 16. ...more

When his hiring became official 12 months ago, New Mexico president Robert Frank saw a Mountain West Conference shrouded in uncertainty. Frank looks at his conference now and sees something far different. ...more

The "group of five" conferences are working to finalize a three-tier playoff revenue distribution system that rewards the conference with the best team and the conference with the best overall performance, CBSSports.com has learned. ...more

San Diego State is returning to the Mountain West Conference, leaving the Big East picking up the pieces yet again. But the Big East has plans, too. ...more