The MWC seems to have rumblings year in and year out, but will they ever gain any traction?
Ahead of the Mountain West Conference's meeting of athletic directors and presidents in Phoenix this weekend, CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd says that we can expect the conference's powers-that-be to pick up the expansion discussion once more.
If Dodd's sources are to be believed, the Mountain West is interested in expanding its footprint into Texas, with much of the attention centered on Rice University and the University of Texas-El Paso. Rice, based in Houston, is generally regarded as one of the top academic institutions in the country, having ranked in a tie for 18th in the most recent National University Rankings from U.