Expect Conference Realignment News in the Pac-12 Early Next Week

Texas State has called a board of regents meeting for Monday to finalize a move to the Pac-12 Conference, according to ESPN.

It has been reported in recent weeks that the two sides were close to an agreement to see the school make the move from the Sun Belt Conference up to the Pac-12.

As Pete Thamel notes, it takes 72 hours to call a board of regents meeting in the Texas system, according to the state of Texas open meeting laws. By calling the meeting officially Friday, it allows Texas State to have the final meeting Monday.

If finalized, Texas State would join a new-look Pac-12 that already includes Boise State, San Diego State, Fresno State, Colorado State, Utah State, Gonzaga, Oregon State, and Washington State — all set to officially compete in the Pac-12 starting in 2026.

Since Gonzaga was joining as a non-football member, the conference needed another school to be an eighth football member to operate as an FBS conference in 2026.

Texas State is not just improving on the football field, but it gives the Pac-12 a footprint in Texas at a school with more than 40,000 students and located between Austin and San Antonio. On the field, the Bobcats went 8-5 each of the past two seasons and have two bowl wins under G.J. Kinne.

The timing is critical: if Texas State accepts an offer before July 1, the school would owe a $5 million exit fee to the Sun Belt. After that date, the buyout doubles to $10 million.