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Mountain West Tables Expansion, for Now

The Mountain West Conference is content with its current membership. That was the gist of a release issued by the conference following two days worth of meetings by the Mountain West's board of directors in Las Vegas. "The Board feels strongly the membership configuration already established going forward creates...

WAC Readies to Build on New Foundation

Last week, the members of the new Western Athletic Conference -- Idaho, San Jose State, Utah State, New Mexico State, Louisiana Tech, Texas State, Texas San Antonio and Denver -- were all in the same room for the first time. They shared a meal and talked about their vision of what their new conference could look like come...

A Plus-One Playoff Is Unlikely

NEW YORK – While Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany admits they're losing the "PR war" with supporters for a college football playoff, Delany and the other automatic-qualifying BCS commissioners haven't softened their stance against a playoff. In fact, the automatic-qualifying BCS commissioners say they're less likely...

Jim Delany Warns Non-AQ Leagues: Don't Expect More Than You're Getting

NEW YORK – Inside The W Hotel in Manhattan on Wednesday morning, they sat side-by-side on a platform. Five of the most powerful men in college athletics -- the conference commissioners from the Big Ten, SEC, Pac-10, Big 12 and Big East. Also part of the panel was Western Athletic Conference commissioner Karl...

WAC Waits on Hawaii

If only the WAC and commissioner Karl Benson had acted sooner. Benson confirmed to FanHouse on Friday that his five conference presidents -- Utah State, Louisiana Tech, New Mexico State, San Jose State and Idaho -- had agreed Thursday afternoon to allow Hawaii to participate in the WAC as a football-only member and allow...

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05/25/12 Texas-Arlington becomes 12th member of Sun Belt... Source: NOLA.com - New Orleans LA UT-Arlington joins Texas State and Georgia State as recent additions that will begin Sun Belt play in 2013.
05/24/12 Benson: UT-Arlington to cap off immediate Sun Belt... Source: WKU Herald - Western KY Univ - Bowling Green KY There will be no Sun Belt Conference football championship game in the immediate future.
05/23/12 Sun Belt Conference rules out taking Idaho as member Source: Idaho Statesman - Boise ID The Sun Belt Conference closed the door on a potential landing spot for the University of Idaho's football program or athletic department Wednesday.
05/09/12 Cops arrest alleged voyeur on UC campus Source: ABC - WCPO 9 - Cincinnati OH Police say a man who claimed to be taking a survey on the University of Cincinnati's campus Tuesday night was really a voyeur in disguise.
05/05/12 SBC monitoring conference shifts Source: The Daily Advertiser - Lafayette LA Presidents and chancellors of Sun Belt Conference schools will meet Monday "to discuss the next course of action" regarding its membership, the league revealed Friday.

Background on karl benson

Karl Benson (born December 1, 1951) is the commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference. Previously, Benson was the commissioner of the Mid-American Conference from 1990 to 1994 and the Western Athletic Conference from 1994 to 2012. Benson graduated from Boise State University after transferring from Spokane Falls Community College; he played baseball at both colleges.

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