While the Tulane Green wave may be trying to stay under the radar, UTSA coach Jeff Traylor said the quiet part out loud.

It makes sense. The Tigers are one of the top Group of Five schools in the country, and any Group of Five (soon to be Group of Six) conference would likely target Memphis. The Pac-12 would have to go after at least one more school, and could look to the AAC — Tulane, UTSA and South Florida are all attractive candidates.

The Pac-12 conference added four programs from the Mountain West earlier this month in San Diego State, Boise State, Colorado State, and Fresno State - just the tip of the iceberg of what projects to

American Athletic Conference Commissioner Tim Pernetti talks about conference expansion and how important Tulane is to the foundation of the AAC.