This week was not like any other Mountain West media day, however. For five of the league’s 12 schools, it was their last. A year from now, they’ll be in the Pac-12, as that century-old league hard-launches its new form.

The Mountain West Conference, in the process of going through a major membership transition, will “pause” adding new schools, Commissioner Gloria Nevarez said Wednesday at the conference’s

Five schools will leave the Mountain West for the Pac-12 Conference next year — Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Utah State.