Report: Mountain West finalizing addition of UTEP

(Photo credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre / USA TODAY NETWORK)The Mountain West Conference reportedly is in the final stages of adding UTEP as its seventh full-time member.

ESPN reported Monday night that the deal has yet to be finalized but that an announcement "is expected soon."

The Miners of El Paso, Texas, have been members of Conference USA since 2005.

The Mountain West is rebuilding following the recent departures of