August 2010, NCAA-Conferences
Football Independence for BYU; WCC in Other Sports
Brigham Young University has decided to become an independent in football and join the West Coast Conference in all other sports, including men's basketball, the San Jose Mercury News has learned.
The move, which takes effect for the 2011-12 season, changes the face of major college sports in the western third of the country -- weakening the Mountain West (BYU's current home) and strengthening the WCC, whose members include three Bay Area schools: Santa Clara, St. Mary's and San Francisco. To read more, click here.



