MW football media days has kicked off.
Some highlights of Gloria Nevarez address.

Bowls: 2026 bowl is just an extension for all conferences.
MW has 6 bowls.
Hawaii
Arizona
4 spots in ESPN bowls.
Backup to the Cactus bowl
1st choice will go to an ESPN Bowl.

Still getting studio build out and unpacking boxes in the office. Replay center operational and ready for football season.

MW+:
First FBS conference to launch and manage its own direct to consumer platform.

No expansion on table. Not sure if 12 is needed. No word when UCD is moving up.

Thanks for sharing. I posted this in another thread on here.

I'm really digging this MW+ app. Watched some of the first day of 2026 MWC football media days.

I was able to catch the last 4pm PT segment titled, "Jen Stehlin, MW Content Creator".

She will be a MW+ content creator.

She will go on campus tours, eat, talk with students, learn school traditions, etc. She mentioned the new schools this season and she will be going to each campus.

Her mom is a chef so she is a big foodie.

She just got back from FIFA World Cup and was one of 32 in-stadium hosts for FIFA. Was in Dallas Stadium.

A MW location that she hasn't been to and is excited to explore? Wyoming.

She will be going to not only football games but basketball, volleyball, etc.

She is the blonde woman below.

“Right now, we have 10 football teams, which is a great number. You need eight to be FBS, and we felt 10 was important to provide balance and a good schedule cadence,.

"We’ve been open to 12. That’s where we’ve been in the past; however, we don’t want to add just to add. So, I’d say we’re not actively looking right now, but we’re always open to thinking about if there’s another school that can fit that makes sense for us.”


I think this clearly indicates that they don't plan on doing anything until UC Davis is ready to come up. When UC Davis is ready, then I would imagine the Mountain West will either invite an existing FBS school or call up SDSU, Tarleton State, or one of the two Montanas.

(07-16-2026 02:40 PM)sigke Wrote:  “Right now, we have 10 football teams, which is a great number. You need eight to be FBS, and we felt 10 was important to provide balance and a good schedule cadence,.

"We’ve been open to 12. That’s where we’ve been in the past; however, we don’t want to add just to add. So, I’d say we’re not actively looking right now, but we’re always open to thinking about if there’s another school that can fit that makes sense for us.”


I think this clearly indicates that they don't plan on doing anything until UC Davis is ready to come up. When UC Davis is ready, then I would imagine the Mountain West will either invite an existing FBS school or call up SDSU, Tarleton State, or one of the two Montanas.

May just stay at 11 with no need for divisions. Unless there is a good full member. It would be nice to have 10 full members. If not GCU adding football, then NDSU for full membership would be the option. Have been competitive in basketball.

Also it was stated that the bowls for 2027 and beyond are not determined until they know if the CFP will be expanding. If the CFP expands there won’t know what bowls will be available.

Try for Toledo, WMU, or Miami before any more call-ups.

(07-17-2026 05:27 AM)Max Power Wrote:  Try for Toledo, WMU, or Miami before any more call-ups.

Agreed, all the best FCS schools, now that NDSU was called up have been taken. Take a pause or go get an FBS school like Max Power just mentioned.

There aren't any JMU, Liberty, or App St's left at the FCS level. JMU and Liberty were able to become what they are so quickly because they have larger student populations that they can tax and generate easy revenue with student athletic fees and institutional support to the tune of a $60+ million budgets. Liberty is an online diploma mill school with 100k students. From an article I read, JMU charges its students VERY high athletic fees.

Watching Gloria‘s interview and the the second day. They were talking about how the interview was much more previous years with all schools, even though with 2 schools less. Guess we know who was dragging down the energy in the MW.