Posted at 10:25 a.m., Friday, June 4, 2004
Idaho joins Western Athletic Conference
Advertiser Staff
The Western Athletic Conference Board of Directors voted today to add the University of Idaho as the conference’s ninth team for the 2005-’06 season, according to people involved in the process.The Vandals, who have played football in the Sun Belt Conference and competed in the Big West in their other 15 sports, will join two other newcomers, New Mexico State and Utah State, in joining the WAC on July 1, 2005.
The three replace Rice, Southern Methodist, Texas-El Paso and Tulsa, who will join Conference USA on that date.
The board’s action came at the conclusion of the three-day annual meeting at Half Moon Bay, Calif.
An official announcement is expected soon.
