What's next for the Pac-12?

Texas State is the heavy favorite, per ESPN sources, to be issued a formal Pac-12 invitation. The league is still engaged with other schools, per sources, but Texas State has clearly emerged at the forefront of that group.

On July 1, the buyout for Texas State to leave the Sun Belt for the 2026-27 season will rise from $5 million to $10 million. This is obviously a bigger motivator for Texas State than the Pac-12, but it's seemingly a significant enough deadline to trigger action.

For the Pac-12 to bring in a new partner in a time of financial uncertainty for the league, it would make sense to offer Texas State prior to July 1. After all, the Pac-12 needs an eighth football member for 2026, so they have their own deadline looming.

(the PAC has 8 schools, but Gonzaga is not FB, so need one more FB school per NCAA conf rules)

read more....

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/45520751/pac-12-college-realignment-intel-texas-state-next-steps

I try not to be too quick to judge, I could see a day where TexasSt is bigger and more prominent than other schools in their area like TCU, Baylor, and yes, even possibly OSU. They're twice our size, and located in a prime area.