Canzano: Texas State joins Pac-12 -- what's next?
Mediation? Media rights? Football plan? Basketball?
The worst-kept secret in expansion history was formalized on Monday when the Pac-12 Conference announced Texas State will join the conference in 2026.
The Bobcat?
Finally out of the bag?
It will, no doubt, spark a celebration on campus in San Marcos. This is a terrific development for Texas State. It benefits from joining the Pac-12. And the new-look conference gets its eighth all-sports member, which eases some of the tension. But my mind drifted to several other places as the announcement ramped up.
What’s next? A football-only addition? Media-rights deals finalized? And what’s happening with mediation with the Mountain West?
What I know…