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Mountain West teams eye scheduling changes with Protect College Sports Act

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 11, 2026, 3:00 PM

Last updated Jun 11, 2026

Mountain West teams eye scheduling changes with Protect College Sports Act

Summary

The proposed Protect College Sports Act could reshape scheduling for Mountain West teams by reinstating regional rivalries. If enacted, this bipartisan bill would require schools to revive rivalry games against major opponents. Teams like UNLV and New Mexico would need to prioritize scheduling games against traditional foes while others like Northern Illinois and North Dakota State may see shifts as they adapt to new conference realities. The outcome of this proposed legislation remains to be seen as various teams prepare to navigate their scheduling options amid ongoing conference realignment.

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By the Numbers

•UNLV must schedule traditional rivals like San Diego State and Fresno State.
•New Mexico faces challenges due to many rivals outside the Mountain West.
•Northern Illinois' key opponents primarily lie outside of its new conference.
•The act seeks to revive historical rivalries among schools in the region.
•Air Force will attempt to schedule games with Colorado State and BYU.

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3:00 PMYahoo Sports — What will Mountain West scheduling look like with the Protect College Sports Act?

What they're saying

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It’s a fun game to play matchmaker and create fantasy games in our heads (or on video games) for what we want to see on the college gridiron. In reality, it is much more complicated than that, and with the current state of college sports, it’s a jigsaw puzzle of conference realignment and finding “quality” […]
— Yahoo Sports

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