April 30th Utah State and San Jose State take a half step up The Southwest Conference … The Big Eight … The Pac-10 … The Western Athletic Conference? The WAC has been around since 1962, and started with members including Arizona and Arizona State. Now, while enjoying its 50th year in existence, the WAC may be fading away. Present members Utah State and San Jose State are set to bolt the WAC for the Mountain West Conference, starting in 2013. This leaves the Western Athletic Conference with only a handful …