The conference realignment carousel continued to turn Monday. This time, only one school got off. Sources said Utah State will join San Diego State in the Pac-12, which amounted to a disappointing concession on a wild day when the reformed conference with ambitious plans was spurned by one school after another.

However, the clock is ticking. The Mountain West is in a proverbial sprint to secure its membership with financial incentives, much of which are derived from the exit and expected penalty fees owed to the league from those schools that left for the Pac-12. The exit and penalty fees are expected to eclipse $120 million.

Additionally, the Mountain West is moving to make ensure the teams remaining after the Pac-12's recent poaching stay put as members of the league. One member, Utah State, is expected to accept an offer it received Monday to join the Pac-12,