Texas State was not among the leading candidates for Pac-12 expansion when 10 of the 12 previous members bolted for power conferences last year. Remnants Oregon State and Washington State ...

The Pac-12 officially has its eighth football-playing member. The conference announced on Monday morning that Texas State will join the newly reformed league starting in the 2026-27 athletics season.

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas State University has officially accepted an invitation to join the Pac-12 Conference, the league and school announced Monday. The Bobcats will become a full member ...

Located in San Marcos, Texas, Texas State was seen as the heavy favorites to join the Pac-12 because of its growing enrollment (40,678 students in 2024-25) and budding athletic programs. Though ...

Texas State’s buyout with the Sun Belt is $5 million. The exit fee was set to double on Tuesday. With an enrollment just north of 40,000, Texas State is the biggest school in the new Pac-12.

The Pac-12 announced on Monday that the Texas State Bobcats will join the conference as its ninth member beginning with the 2026–27 season. The move gives the Pac-12 a foothold in the state of ...

We look forward to the new rivalries that will emerge and are thrilled for the future of the new Pac-12 Conference." Texas State's membership will be effective July 1, 2026.

TXST is the only Texas team in the Pac-12. Last year, the university said it was given a verbal offer to leave the Sun Belt Conference, but it rejected this request, according to ESPN.

Texas State is set to join the Pac-12 Conference on July 1, 2026, the school and league announced in a joint statement on Monday. The move gives the league the eight required football-playing ...

BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — The Pac-12 officially has its eighth football-playing member. The conference announced on Monday that Texas State will join the newly reformed league starting in the ...