Mountain West: Not giving exceptions to SDSU

The Mountain West Convention despatched an extra letter to San Diego State on Friday, informing the varsity that “presently” the convention won’t approve any exceptions the varsity had requested final week when it gave notice that it intends to resign from the conferencesources advised ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Monday.

San Diego State had requested a “one-month extension given unexpected delays involving different collegiate athletic conferences past our management,” plus a diminished exit payment or the power to pay the exit payment in installments.

The Mountain West letter Friday was in response to SDSU’s assertion that it had not given formal discover of withdrawal. The convention additionally mentioned it didn’t settle for the varsity’s declare that it had not given formal discover of resignation.

San Diego State would wish to provide a yr’s discover to withdraw subsequent June, and the exit payment could be due then. If it waits previous June 30, the exit payment it could owe jumps from almost $16.5 million to almost $34 million.

As of now, there doesn’t look like an invite to San Diego State from a Energy 5 convention, though SDSU has lengthy been linked to the Pac-12 and the varsity has been a part of the Large 12’s realignment exploration.

San Diego State is making an attempt to discover all choices if the Pac-12 would not get a TV deal finished by June 30, a supply mentioned final week.

“SDSU is exploring the entire choices and asking all of the questions,” a supply mentioned. “The intention of the June 13 letter wasn’t that San Diego State is exiting.”

San Diego State has been within the Mountain West since 1999 and is arguably its high general athletic division. SDSU reached the NCAA match title sport in males’s basketball this yr, and the soccer program has a brand new $300 million stadium. The soccer Aztecs have gained 10 or extra video games 5 occasions since 2015.

With USC and UCLA transferring to the Large Ten in 2024, San Diego State’s attract has elevated for leagues, as the varsity gives a toehold within the Southern California market.