Pac-12 welcomes Texas St. ahead of '26 relaunch

Texas State has officially joined the Pac-12, the league announced Monday, becoming the league's ninth subordinate up of its relaunch successful 2026.

"We are highly excited to invited Texas State arsenic a foundational subordinate of the caller Pac-12," commissioner Teresa Gould said successful a statement. "It is simply a caller time successful assemblage sports and the astir opportune clip to motorboat a caller league that is positioned to win successful today's scenery with student-athletes successful mind."

Texas State's committee of regents voted to authorize a $5 cardinal buyout to Sun Belt Conference aboriginal Monday. The Bobcats volition stay successful the Sun Belt Conference done the 2025-26 play earlier joining the Pac-12.

The Pac-12 Board of Directors, which includes representatives from each existent and aboriginal members, voted unanimously to admit Texas State pursuing the university's ceremonial application. Texas State joins Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Gonzaga, Oregon State, San Diego State, Utah State and Washington State arsenic members of the rebuilt league.

Texas State president Kelly Damphousse called the determination "a historical moment" for the university.

"Joining the Pac-12 is much than an diversion determination -- it is simply a declaration of our rising nationalist profile, our committedness to excellence, and our readiness to vie and collaborate with immoderate of the astir respected institutions successful the country," Damphousse said.

Athletic manager Don Coryell echoed that sentiment, calling the accidental "a caller era."

"This historical infinitesimal belongs to our coaches, staff, student-athletes, fans, alumni and students," Coryell said. "As the Pac-12's flagship schoolhouse successful Texas, we proudly clasp the accidental and work that comes with it."

The long-awaited announcement comes connected the heels of the Pac-12's announcement past week that it had finalized a five-year statement with CBS for a information of the conference's shot and men's hoops media rights, including some sports' title game. Additional media partners are expected to beryllium announced successful the coming weeks.

Texas State volition stay successful the Sun Belt Conference done the 2025-26 season.