In light of UC San Diego's recent defection, we'll discuss what's next for the Big West, going forward. We congratulate Dan on beginning his sixth season at the helm of the Big West Conference, while trying to read the tea leaves, with regard to conference re-alignment.

While the Big West will lose UC San Diego to the WCC in 2027-28, three new institutions will join the league in 2026-27 (Utah Valley, California Baptist and Sacramento State) and we discuss Dan's role on various NCAA committees, as well as the protocol for when a conference pursues a new member.

Dan Butterly, Big West Commissioner - September 15th, 2025

Ghizal Hasan is a play-by-play broadcaster, based in Los Angeles, CA. For the past decade, he's primarily covered the Big West Conference, while handling freelance assignments for the WCC, Mountain West and Pac-12.

Hasan has an extensive background in both television and radio, having broadcast for both Fox Sports and ESPN.  He's covered NCAA Division 1 Basketball, Baseball, Volleyball, Soccer and Gymnastics, as well as both Junior College and CIF events.

Ghizal is a graduate of both UC Irvine & UCLA, and was born and raised in Northern New Jersey, where he grew up listening to WFAN, and rooting for the Nets, Devils, Yankees and Jets.

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