Canzano: Oregon State and Washington State listen to offers but aim for 'Pac-whatever'

Mountain West Conference makes in-person pitches.

Damien Martinez rushes with the ball for Oregon State last season. (Photo: Naji Saker)

A Mountain West Conference travel party met with officials at Washington State on Thursday and unveiled its sales pitch. Oregon State will get the same in-person treatment next week in Corvallis, I’m told.

MWC Commissioner Gloria Nevarez flew to Pullman for Thursday’s meeting. She was accompanied by University of New Mexico president Garnett Stokes.

I’ll get into the details of what they’re pitching momentarily. But it came as the two left-behind Pacific Northwest schools continue to tell each other and league officials that they aim to keep the ‘Pac-whatever’ brand and the assets attached to it.