If ever there was a telling stat about a conference in decline it's this about the WAC: Of the 29 first-team all-WAC players in 2010, just five return for the 2011 season and none from the offensive side of the ball. In fact, there were 30 second-team players, and only half of them are scheduled to return this year. That's quite a dilution in talent and it's directly attributable to the loss of conference powerhouse Boise... Read more

By Marc Lawrence If it appears the WAC is running things up, it's because they are. As a team, Nevada led the nation in rushing with 344.9 yards per game. The Wolf Pack became the second team in WAC history (Rice in 2004 with 306.5 yards per game) to lead the country in rushing yards per game. And for the first time since 2001, a WAC running back led the nation in rushing. Fresno State's Ryan Mathews (first-round... Read more

Here?s another bar bet guaranteed to stack a few extra shot glasses in front of you?re your seat at the bar. Next to the PAC 10, the SEC and the ACC, name the conference with the 4th best all-time win percentage in bowl games. It?s not the BIG 10. Not the BIG 12, nor the BIG EAST. It?s the WAC, whose current team members? .522 percentage in post-season play ranks the conference 4th best in the land. Two new coaches... Read more