UTEP reaffirms its commitment to CUSA. Can't imagine Miner fans are happy to be in a league with:

Oct 25, 2021
10:48:18am

Conan Best Poster on CB -JD Power

UTEP
Louisiana Tech
FIU
Middle Tennessee St
Western Kentucky
Sam Houston State
New Mexico State
Tarleton State

Maybe they've already tried, but if I'm UTEP I'm doing everything in my power to get into the MWC. Try to convince SMU or Tulsa to join with you. Anything.

Conference USA is actively pursuing multiple avenues to expand and stay afloat. Among the schools they have been engaged with are Sam Houston State, New Mexico State and Tarleton State. There’s an effort to fortify the Western flank of C-USA that got gutted by the AAC.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) October 22, 2021

https://twitter.com/PeteThamel/status/1451685076769587202

KTSM 9 News

New Mexico State enters C-USA realignment rumors as UTEP affirms place in league

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – New Mexico State and UTEP athletics have not competed in the same conference since the old Border Conference disbanded 60 years ago, in 1961. If modern day realignment chatter is true, the Aggies and Miners could soon find themselves playing in the same conference again....

https://www.ktsm.com/sports/college-sports/new-mexico-state-enters-c-usa-realignment-rumors-as-utep-affirms-place-in-league/