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The Oversight Committee has been busy so far this spring, with the latest report coming out at the end of last week. This is looking at changing the FBS football calendar to have everyone start the year on what is currently Week 0, the weekend before Labor Day. The regular season would still end Thanksgiving weekend, making the two bye-week schedule that happens every so often permanent. The hope is that this creates more flexibility in the CFB schedule, including the potential for changes to the playoffs. It will now be discussed in June, and if approved, it will go into effect for the 2027 season.
Chris Murray takes a look at the top returning players in the Mountain West Conference for next season. Jake Hall tops the list after his reaffirmation to New Mexico. Nevada’s Elijah Price and UNLV’s Tyrin Jones come next, as both are major retainments for their schools. Wyoming has three of the remaining seven players, while Grand Canyon has two of its own. Plus, Nevada and New Mexico have another on the list, too.
Jim Mora called the spring practices successful for the Rams, with a lot of progress. They ended the spring with 24 players missing due to injury, so the top concern is getting healthier. It sounds like they could have some incoming transfers if the five-for-five rule goes into effect. Mora declined to release a depth chart, saying no player has cemented their spot at this time.
Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez sat down and shared her thoughts on the conference and how quickly they were to fill the spots of the departing members. About the lawsuits, she is standing by the bylaws and the position of the policies that were adopted by all members at that time. Some interesting notes in the post, the Grant of Rights has no minimum collection from the lawsuits, making it binding even if they lose the lawsuit. Also, in her opinion, Nevarez said 12 football teams is the ideal number, but they are stable enough where they can be more selective now.
Bowl Season has announced that the conference tie-ins for the 2026 season will match their format in 2025 while they await a long-term Playoff format.Notably this implies that former Pac-12 teams will still be tied to ancestral Pac-12 tie-ins and not their new conferences. pic.twitter.com/qkxYyynaPP
Crown 'em!@UNLVWTennis clinches a share of the #MWTEN women's regular-season title! pic.twitter.com/IBzmgCip6f
Give them that 🏆!@BroncoSportsWTN clinches a share of the #MWTEN women's regular-season title! pic.twitter.com/0qLP6Xd8PW
Secured the 💍!@AztecWTennis clinches a share of the #MWTEN women's regular-season title! pic.twitter.com/T47kM9A2IX
Today: A new Recruiting Roundup. Will the impending redshirt rule impact recruiting?
Tuesday: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: PAC-12 Football Coaches
Wednesday: Peak Perspective: Top 10 MBB Players of the Mountain Division Era
Wednesday: NCAA Baseball Tournament Projections Vol 4