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.

The Pac-12 isn't done adding new members.Utah State is expected to take its offer to leave the Mountain West for the Pac-12, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel.The Pac-12 - which was left with only Washington State and Oregon State after college football's latest realignment - recently welcomed Boise State,

ESPN’s Pete Thamel first reported Monday afternoon that USU has accepted an invite from the new-look Pac-12, and will — pending confirmation — become the seventh member of the league, joining Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Oregon State, San Diego State and Washington State.

Memphis, Tulane, South Florida, UTSA and the American Athletic Conference released a statement that made no mention of the Pac-12, but several people with knowledge of those talks said the schools had been potential new members.

Action Network’s Brett McMurphy reported that while the Pac-12 Conference was exploring adding schools from the American Athletic Conference, if it ended up not doing so, UNLV and Utah State of the Mountain West Conference would be the league’s “top expansion targets.

The Pac-12 is in discussions with basketball powerhouse Gonzaga to join the rebuilding conference in 2026, according to three people with knowledge of the talks.