Sources: Texas State expecting offer from Pac-12

Texas State officials person informed the Sun Belt league that they are expecting an connection from the Pac-12 successful the adjacent future, sources told ESPN.

The talks betwixt Texas State and the Pac-12 person intensified successful the past 24 hours, per ESPN sources, though a ceremonial connection from the Pac-12 to Texas State has yet to beryllium delivered.

A ceremonial connection is anticipated successful the adjacent future, per sources, arsenic Texas State is successful talks to articulation the league for the 2026-27 schoolhouse year.

It'd beryllium the adjacent measurement successful the courtship, which whitethorn not formally reason until Monday due to the fact that of the process required. To formally judge an connection upon receipt, Texas State would request to telephone a Board of Regents meeting, which requires 72 hours of announcement to convene, per authorities of Texas unfastened gathering laws.

Pac-12 officials person besides alerted the Sun Belt of the talks with Texas State, per sources. Texas State has been the dense favourite to articulation the league for months.

That anticipation has accrued this week due to the fact that Texas State's exit interest to articulation Pac-12 for 2026 doubles from $5 cardinal to $10 cardinal connected July 1. For ceremonial committee support and to debar the buyout, Texas State's invitation would person to travel precocious this week.

Texas State would go the league's eighth shot member, which the Pac-12 needs arsenic a minimum to run arsenic an FBS conference. (There'd beryllium 9 overall, including Gonzaga.)

The Pac-12's shot rank for 2026 consists of Oregon State, Washington State, Boise State, San Diego State, Colorado State, Utah State and Fresno State. Gonzaga doesn't sponsor football, but is besides successful the league.

Texas State is simply a schoolhouse of 40,000 students that gives the Pac-12 a beingness successful the football-rich authorities of Texas. It joined the WAC successful 2012 nether manager Dennis Franchione and entered the Sun Belt a twelvemonth later.

Texas State held a verbal connection successful the autumn to articulation the Mountain West conference, but yet turned that down.

Texas State is coming disconnected back-to-back vessel wins and an eight-win seasons nether caput manager G.J. Kinne.