One of the schools, Dixie State or Metro, said the WAC has the intention of starting FCS football in their feasibility report. The DSU AD has said independence isn't viable long term and they have reached out to Big Sky (obviously rejected) The WAC has confirmed invites to football schools CSU-Mesa, Tarleton State, and Dixie State. As well as Metro State and CS-Los Angeles.

There is no denying the WAC is shotgun-offering invites around the western United States and wants to start FCS football. I don't see how any of this is off topic. Any school looking to move to D1 from the flyover states to Pacific should be looked at as a WAC target. When was the last time a Western/Rockies school moved up without joining the WAC or writing into the student vote it was conditional on joining the Big West?

Quote:In mid-November, The Western Athletic Conference extended invitations to a number of RMAC schools to join their ranks, including the Mavericks.

Quote:The WAC has confirmed to Collegiate
Consulting it is initiating a study in the Fall 2018 to explore the options
and opportunities of starting a FCS football conference.

- DSU feasibility study. They proceed to move up after recommendation they only do so with WAC making efforts to add football