Utah State has agreed to join the Pac-12 and will be its seventh member, sources briefed on the situation tell The Athletic, as a dramatic tug-of-war between the Pac-12 and Mountain West remains in flux.

With only six members — Oregon State, Washington State, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State — the Pac-12 needs at least two additional members by 2026 in order to remain a viable FBS conference.

Monday was one of the more chaotic days in a conference realignment era that is often full of chaos. And the Lobos are in a tough spot of having very