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Posted: Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 6:03 AM HST

Withering WAC has been a revolving door for years

By Associated Press

Mention the Western Athletic Conference to Hall of Fame coach LaVell Edwards, and he thinks back to Brigham Young's 1984 national championship with a junior quarterback named Robbie Bosco and a team that wasn't even ranked when the season started. It's a high point that seems like ancient history now. The football conference that once was so big it spanned four time zones and required quadrants to arrange its 16 teams, is withering. This fall could very well be the league's last as a football entity as defections have decimated the WAC ranks. Hawaii, Fresno State and Nevada jump to the Mountain West this fall. In 2013, Utah State and San Jose State also leave for the Mountain West, while Louisiana Tech heads to Conference USA.