Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Conference USA & Mountain West continue merger discussions

Conference USA and the Mountain West Conference have issued a joint statement on their continued efforts to explore a football only merger:

“Athletics directors and administrators at Conference USA and the Mountain West Conference enjoyed a productive exchange of ideas this week. In today’s dynamic intercollegiate athletics environment, we feel it is important to be proactive and creative. Our intention is to move forward together with this discussion and analysis at a focused pace.”

For more on this developing story follow the links below:

From the Sporting News, C-USA-Mountain West merger gains steam

From the Orlando Sentinel, C-USA / Mountain West say they will move forward with alliance talks

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