22-team league coming to NCAA By Associated Press October 15, 2011 Last Updated: October 15, 2011 12:26 PM College COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Mountain West Conference and Conference USA say they are combining their football programs to form a 22-team league The new conference will spread across five time zones from North Carolina to Hawaii. Continue Reading with One of the Options Below Become a Butler Eagle Subscriber Today Subscribe to read the full article and support our local, independent news organization. Subscribe Today Already a subscriber? Sign in Here You can cancel any time. Share this article: Order Photo Reprints: More in College Why Butler softball’s Kara Sroka is unhappy with college trends after St. Francis’ drops to D-III Judge clears QB Brendan Sorsby to play for Texas Tech despite NCAA ban for gambling BC3’s Covert finishes Top 50 at NJCAA golf championships Slippery Rock names Army’s Jeff Breese head coach of wrestling program when it launches in 2027 Slippery Rock names Lisa Horton, assistant under Shawn Lutz, first flag football head coach Senators look to break college sports logjam in Congress with a bipartisan bill