The Pac-12 was down to Washington State and Oregon State after 10 legacy schools officially departed last August. A month later, the conference accepted Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Utah State from the Mountain West. It then added Gonzaga but was still one all-sports member short.

With the addition of Texas State, the Pac-12 Conference will hit the 8-member threshold needed to be considered a legitimate FBS league