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Sacramento State's football program to join FBS conference this upcoming season, sources say
Sacramento State will pay $23 million total to join the Mid-American Conference as a football-only member in 2026, marking the first West Coast FBS move in 57 years.
- On Saturday, the Mid-American Conference voted to add Sacramento State as a football-only FBS member starting in 2026, and an official announcement is expected in the coming days.
- After the NCAA denied a waiver last year, Sacramento State President Luke Wood and Mark Orr, Sacramento State athletic director, pursued FBS status to leverage the top-20 TV market.
- Sacramento State will pay $18,000,000 to join the MAC, plus a $5,000,000 NCAA fee, totaling $23,000,000, and will be ineligible for postseason play for two years per NCAA rules.
- During the 2026-27 academic year, Sacramento State will join the Big West, and its football team will become the MAC's first Pacific Time Zone program, a 57-year regional first.
- The move reflects a broader trend of programs paying to move up leagues, with North Dakota State also joining the Mountain West earlier this week amid revenue scarcity and NIL and transfer rule changes.
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Reports: Sacramento State joining MAC this year as football-only member
The Mid-American Conference is going far west to add Sacramento State as a football-only member starting with the 2026 season, according to multiple reports on Saturday night.
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