San Diego State University has sent a written notification to the Mountain West that it plans on leaving the conference, and the school asked the conference to delay the official deadline to withdraw, Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger reports.
According to Dellenger, SDSU has until June 30 to officially let the Mountain West know that it is leaving the conference. If the school makes the deadline, the exit fee will be around $17 million, whereas the fee doubles if it is late.
SDSU would like the deadline moved to July and wants to discuss the conference lowering its exit fee. However, the Aztecs’ later clarified to the conference that its first notification was not an official withdrawal. The Mountain West is not expected to grant the school’s exit deadline extension request, Dellenger reports.
