College Football

The addition of the two southern Utah schools will give the conference 11 full members following Sacramento State’s departure for the Big West in all sports except football.

Financial details were not disclosed. Pac-12 commissioner Teresa Gould called it a “transformational partnership” that allows the Pac-12 to grow when it starts as a remodeled league in 2026-27.

Struggling to recover from a hand injury, Rising said he's been advised by two orthopedic surgeons that he'll never be able to return to playing football.

The Pac-12 and the schools that will soon join it, including Utah State, filed the lawsuit last year, claiming the poaching clause it agreed to when it signed a scheduling agreement for its football teams for last season was invalid.

BYU president Shane Reese says the university will conduct a national search for a successor while acknowledging Holmoe leaves large shoes to fill after the pivotal role he played in helping BYU join the Big 12 Conference.

Bronco Mendenhall has agreed to a six-year deal to become the football coach at Utah State. The 58-year-old Mendenhall comes to Aggies from New Mexico, where he guided the Lobos to a 5-7 mark in his first and only season at the school.

Retzlaff, a junior college transfer, has earned a hero’s embrace by rabbis and others in Provo while also becoming a favorite of the large fan base that lovingly calls him the “BYJew.”

Utah’s move from the Pac-12 to the Big 12 brought a reunion with BYU after 13 years apart. It also reinvigorated one of the nation’s fiercest rivalries, one that encompasses many sports.

Utah quarterback Cam Rising is out indefinitely with a lower leg injury and coach Kyle Whittingham says true freshman Isaac Wilson will be the Utes’ starter until further notice.

Jake Retzlaff is the first Jewish starting quarterback for BYU and he has helped the No. 17 Cougars race out to a 5-0 start.

After the departure of Utah State, the 7 remaining Mountain West schools have agreed to stay in the league amid overtures by the Pac-12 and other conferences to lure away more of its teams.

It's official: Utah State University is joining the Pac-12 as the reformed conference is legally battling the Mountain West over fees it describes as unlawful and unenforceable.