El Pasoans excited as UTEP transitions to Mountain West Conference
El Pasoans reacted to Tuesday's news of the University of Texas at El Paso's athletics department transitioning to the Mountain West Conference.
UTEP to join Mountain West Conference in 2026-27
UTEP announced Tuesday, Oct. 1, that it has accepted a formal invitation to join the Mountain West Conference and rejoin some former rivals. “Joining the Mountain West Conference will bring us back into competition with historic rivals in the West,
University of Texas at El Paso to become newest Mountain West member school
The University of Texas at El Paso Miners are officially set to become the eighth and newest members of the Mountain West Conference. As soon
Mountain West finalizes addition of UTEP
The Mountain West Conference added UTEP as its seventh full-time member on Tuesday. The Miners of El Paso, Texas, will begin competition in all sports in the 2026-27 academic year.
Texas State's talks with Mountain West stall, sources say
Texas State's talks with the Mountain West Conference have stalled, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Tuesday. The school, in fact, has informed the Sun Belt Conference that it won't be going to the Mountain West after Texas State received a verbal offer over the weekend.
UTEP joins Mountain West: League nears replenishing full-time membership as Miners defect from Conference USA
UTEP will will leave Conference USA and join the Mountain West Conference beginning in July 2026, it was announced on Tuesday. The Mountain West Conference entered serious discussions with UTEP about joining the league over the weekend,
Report: UTEP to Join Mountain West amid Conference Realignment; Texas State Linked
The Mountain West Conference is reportedly set to make Conference USA's UTEP a full-time member across all athletics. Brett McMurphy of the Action
Sources: UTEP expected to join the Mountain West Conference
UTEP, which had been in deep discussions with the Mountain West in recent days, has alerted Conference USA officials of its intent to leave the league, sources added. UTEP was an obvious target for the Mountain West based on its location and the school's athletic tradition across a variety of sports.
Sources: Mountain West in deep discussions about adding UTEP
The Mountain West Conference is in deep discussions about adding UTEP, an obvious target for the league from both a geography and tradition standpoint, as a full member, sources told ESPN on Monday, and there's mutual interest between the sides.
Gonzaga set to join rebuilt Pac-12, while UTEP goes to Mountain West
The Mountain West Conference announced Tuesday that UTEP is joining the league in 2026. “We are excited to welcome The University of Texas at El Paso to the Mountain West as the next step in our strategic membership initiatives,
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