Three Years After USC and UCLA Led Mass Defections, Pac-12 Adds Texas State as 8th Member

Three years after USC and UCLA led mass defections, Pac-12 adds Texas State as 8th member

LOS ANGELES — Three years after USC and UCLA triggered a mass exodus by bolting for the Big Ten, the Pac-12 has extended an invitation to Texas State to give the conference eight football-playing members. Texas State, currently part of…

Reports: Texas State expected to join Pac-12

Texas State University is expected to accept an invitation to join the Pac-12 Conference, according to multiple outlets.

Texas State finalizing move to Pac-12. Where does that leave Memphis?

Texas State is planning to jump to the new-look Pac-12 while the Memphis Tigers, at least for now, remain in the American Athletic Conference.

Reports: Rebuilt Pac-12 extends invitation to Texas State

The Pac-12 appears to have its eighth football team for the 2026 season.

Reports: Texas State to join Pac-12

The Texas State University Board of Regents called a special meeting for Monday to formally approve the move.

Texas State invited to join San Diego State, others in reconstituted Pac-12

The Pac-12 has extended an invitation to Texas State to join the conference as an all-sports member beginning in the summer of 2026, an industry source confirmed late Thursday night. But it could be a few days before any move is finalized. The Bobcats, who compete in the Sun Belt, cannot formally accept the invitation without approval from the university’s governing board, which is expected to meet Monday. If the Bobcats accept, as expected, the…