Mountain West ends football scheduling with Washington State and Oregon State after 2024

The Mountain West Conference and the Pac-12 schools, Washington State and Oregon State, failed to renew their football scheduling agreement by the September 1 deadline. As a result, the Mountain West is preparing to create its schedules for the 2025 season without these two schools. This decision comes after a tumultuous year for the Pac-12, which saw ten of its member schools leave for other conferences, leaving Oregon State and Washington State to operate as a two-team league. In the current season, Washington State and Oregon State had a deal to play six games against Mountain West teams, which did not count towards conference standings, generating approximately $14 million for the Mountain West. However, with the expiration of the agreement, both schools are now looking to fill their schedules independently. Oregon State has seven games lined up for next season, while Washington State has six, including their matchup against each other. Despite the end of the scheduling agreement, the Mountain West has not ruled out future arrangements with the two schools, as they typically finalize their schedules in December or January. Additionally, Oregon State and Washington State have secured a separate agreement with the West Coast Conference for basketball and other sports, although this does not include baseball, which Oregon State is managing independently this year. The leaders of Oregon State and Washington State are focused on rebuilding the Pac-12 and have accumulated significant funds to support this effort. Their previous agreement with the Mountain West included provisions for additional fees if they attempted to add Mountain West schools to the Pac-12 in the future.