Is something imminent when it comes to Pac-12 expansion — or is it just more of the same?

Time is steadily ticking away on Pac-12 conference expansion.

It has been 247 days since the conference last expanded, adding Gonzaga as a member in every sport except football.

Not much has happened since then as it relates to expansion, not much definitive at least.

There is ongoing mediation between the Pac-12 and the Mountain West conferences , at issue are the exit fees required to be paid by the five schools that are slated to depart from the MW for the Pac-12 in 2026, as well as poaching penalties being required by the MW of those same schools. All told, the MW wants nearly $150 million from the Pac-12 and its MW schools — fees that the Pac-12 and the schools don’t want to pay.

The five departing MW schools — Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Uta