BSU President Bob Kustra told the state Board of Education today that a new western division of the Big East conference for football could include Southern Methodist University, the University of Houston, Boise State, and Air Force, plus two more he's not "at liberty" to name, "but I will tell you I'm very pleased about the prospects of this western division, including not only the four I mentioned but two more that would be very solid citizens in a western division like this."

Asked by the board if it would be a "deal breaker" if the Big East didn't establish a western division, Kustra responded, "Yes, without a doubt, that is a deal breaker." The idea would be for the western schools to play the western schools, he said.