“We are thrilled to join the Mountain West Conference, and we look forward to an incredible experience for our student-athletes and for our fans,” UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May said in a news release. “Our transition to the highly regarded conference will introduce our Aggie community to a broader audience, in major metropolitan areas and through increased media coverage. It also provides us with an opportunity to align with universities that share similar academic strengths while also expanding our competitive presence in the Western United States.” UC Davis said the move, first reported Tuesday afternoon by Yahoo! Sports, strategically elevates its athletic programs to a higher level of Division I and is reflective of the school’s “level of investment and ambition unique to UC Davis.” The school said additional costs to support the transition such as travel and staffing will be primarily offset by increased revenues from ticket sales, donations, multimedia rights and revenue distributions from the Mountain West. It will take three to four years before revenues are expected to reach projected levels, and the school does not plan to use existing institutional funds to support the move.
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