Per ESPN's Pete Thamel, Utah State accepted an invitation from the conference and will be the Pac-12's seventh member

UNLV is joining Air Force in committing to remain in the Mountain West despite an offer to join the Pac-12, sources told ESPN.

This latest round of conference realignment has turned into a struggle for College Football Playoff access primacy. The current Mountain West is regarded as the best of the Group of Five conference and its champion would likely earn an automatic CFP bid in most years under the current format.