Rebuilding Pac-12 gets its needed 8th football school with addition of Texas State
SAN MARCOS Texas Texas State is joining the Pac- giving the rebuilding conference the eighth football-playing school it needed to maintain its status as an FBS conference The Pac- and Texas State revealed Monday that the Bobcats will join Boise State Colorado State Fresno State Gonzaga Oregon State San Diego State Utah State and Washington State as the nine foundational members of the new Pac- with the league s official launch set for July Since Gonzaga doesn t field a football squad the Pac- needed one more to remain eligible as a Football Bowl Subdivision league Only Oregon State and Washington State had remained in the Pac- after the departures of teams to the three other power conferences the ACC Big Ten and Big Texas State has been in the Sun Belt Conference since after making its FBS debut with one season in the WAC in Texas State becomes the ninth all-sports member in the Pac- We are extremely excited to welcome Texas State as a foundational member of the new Pac- Commissioner Teresa Gould noted It is a new day in college sports and the greater part opportune time to launch a new league that is positioned to succeed in in current times s landscape with student-athletes in mind Texas State has shown a commitment to competing and winning at the highest level as well as to providing student-athletes with a well-rounded college experience academically athletically and socially We look forward to seeing the Bobcats future trajectory continue to shine big and bright Related Articles Mailbag Pac- invites Texas St the CBS deal the X factor MW moves Pac- media rights deal prediction million annually with The CW ESPN WBD Renck vs Keeler Who wins more football games next season CU or CSU CSU ready in the moment following House settlement CSU Rams making strides as spring football enters third week The Texas State campus is in San Marcos which is only about miles south of the University of Texas in Austin Texas State has more than students and is among the largest undergraduate enrollments among residents universities in the United States Kelly Damphousse the president of Texas State called joining the Pac- a historic moment for the school that is a national research university Joining the Pac- is more than an athletic move It is a declaration of our rising national profile our commitment to excellence and our readiness to compete and collaborate with specific of the the greater part respected institutions in the country Damphousse revealed Our acceptance into the Pac- affirms the strength of our academic vision our commitment to providing access to a Texas State degree the momentum of our athletic programs and the ambition that defines this institution AP college football https apnews com hub college-football Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams
