{"id":71557,"date":"2024-10-01T21:08:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T02:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/jonathan-smith-addresses-reports-of-pac-12-expansion\/"},"modified":"2024-10-01T21:08:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T02:08:28","slug":"jonathan-smith-addresses-reports-of-pac-12-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/jonathan-smith-addresses-reports-of-pac-12-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Smith addresses reports of Pac-12 expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michigan State<\/a><\/strong> head coach Jonathan Smith<\/a><\/strong> might be a Spartan at present, but his roots are on the West Coast. A California native and former Oregon State<\/a><\/strong> quarterback, all his coaching jobs prior to Michigan State were out west.<\/p>\n

So Smith was pleased to see the Pac-12 \u2014\u00a0basically his alma mater and Washington State<\/a><\/strong> \u2014\u00a0manage to claw its way back after sitting on the brink. The league raided the Mountain West, mostly, for new teams, and Smith thinks from a football standpoint it\u2019s a solid menu of teams.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen I look at those teams, those teams have played really good \u2014 I think about football, those guys have beaten multiple teams throughout the years. That\u2019s good football,\u201d Smith said<\/a>. \u201cAnd I coached at Boise State<\/a><\/strong>, those are good football teams.\u201d<\/p>\n

Smith spent two seasons at Boise State as the quarterbacks coach in 2012 and 2013 before becoming the quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator at Washington before becoming the head coach at Oregon State and, eventually, Michigan State. <\/p>\n

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To meet the minimum requirements for a conference in the NCAA, the Pac-12 needs eight programs with football programs. They\u00a0reached six early in September by\u00a0adding<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Boise State<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Fresno State<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0San Diego State<\/strong><\/a>, and\u00a0Colorado State<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0the remaining members post-realignment<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Oregon State\u00a0and\u00a0Washington State.<\/p>\n

Then the Pac-12 also added<\/a><\/strong> Utah State<\/a><\/strong> from the Mountain West later in the month. Then, on Oct. 1, it was announced that Gonzaga<\/a><\/strong> \u2014\u00a0which does not field a football program \u2014\u00a0would be joining the Pac-12 from the West Coast conference. All of those schools will join the Pac-12 in 2026.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear if the Pac-12 intends to add more members or if the Bulldogs are intending to start a Division I football program. <\/p>\n

Air Force, UNLV to stay in Mountain West<\/h2>\n

By staying in the Mountain West, UNLV<\/a><\/strong> and Air Force<\/a><\/strong> will receive significant financial incentives,\u00a0according to\u00a0Sports Illustrated\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0Pat Forde<\/a>. That will keep the MWC at seven schools \u2013 meaning, like the Pac-12, it needs one more team by the end of a two-year grace period to be considered an\u00a0FBS<\/strong>\u00a0conference.<\/p>\n

Multiple schools announced their plans to stay in the Mountain West, but UNLV\u2019s future came into question. The school\u00a0did not sign an agreement to stay in the MWC, but appeared to be on track to stay with the conference, On3 previously reported. Utah State\u2019s decision, however, forced UNLV officials to step back and evaluate what its next move would be. Now, it appears the Rebels will stay put.<\/p>\n

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