College Football Realignment: Why up-and-Coming Texas State Makes Sense as Final Piece for a Rebuilding Pac-12

College football realignment: Why up-and-coming Texas State makes sense as final piece for a rebuilding Pac-12

The Bobcats offer high upside and access to fertile recruiting ground as the league looks to add one more member

College realignment intel: Texas State, cryptic posts and the Pac-12's next move

Texas State looms as the favorite to join the Pac-12. Why could that happen? What would come next? And what about Memphis?

UNT AD Jared Mosley downplays appeal of Pac-12, points to fundraising progress in town hall

North Texas athletic director Jared Mosley acknowledged that he and the school’s staff constantly monitor the possibilities of conference realignment during a wide-ranging virtual town hall with supporters Tuesday, when he downplayed the allure of joining the Pac-12.

A Texas School Becomes Favorite to Land in New-Look Pac-12

The next chapter in college football’s realignment saga appears to be unfolding, and Texas State is at the forefront. According to ESPN insider Pete Thamel, the Bobcats have become the “heavy favorite” to join the revamped Pac‑12 Conference as its eighth football-playing member ahead of the 2026-27 season.   WHY TEXAS STATE? There are several reasons, but traditionally, money has always played a significant role. The buyout for Texas State to d…

College realignment intel: Texas State, cryptic posts and the Pac-12's next move - Daily news Update

Kyle Bonagura Close Kyle Bonagura ESPN Staff Writer Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Jun 15, 2025, 09:00 PM ET Will Texas State be running to the Pac-12? AP Photo/LM Otero In the cloak-and-dagger world of conference realignment, clues to potential moves can manifest in strange places. One emerged last week via an X account with 313 followers promoting Texas State tailback Lincoln Pare for the …