Sources: Texas St. talks with Mountain West stall

Texas State’s talks with the Mountain West Conference have stalled, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Tuesday.The school, in truth, has notified the Sun Belt Conference that it will not be going to the Mountain West after Texas State got a spoken offer over the weekend.At the time of the spoken deal from the MWC, the Pac-12 had likewise expressed an interest in the Bobcats program, sources said, though a deal had not materialized. As a member of the Sun Belt, the exit fee for the Bobcats to make a league modification is expected to be $5 million.Texas State has

a rising program that has actually been in FBS play because 2012. It played one season in the WAC before signing up with the Sun Belt in 2013. The school played and won its first championship game as an FBS member in 2023, as it completed 8-5 under coach G.J. Kinne and beat Rice 45-21 in the First Responder Bowl.Editor’s Picks 2 Associated The Bobcats are

2-2 this season

, and hosted Arizona State in a dramatic 31-28 loss in a nationally televised game on ESPN Sept. 12. They will play at Troy on Saturday night on ESPNU.The Mountain West’s original discussions with Texas State magnified after the decisions by UNLV and Air Force to remain in the league last week. That gave the league 2 linchpin schools to develop around moving forward.The Mountain West has six full-time members, and Texas State would have given it 7. It

needs eight full-time members to satisfy conference minimum requirements.The league’s six full-time members are UNLV, Flying Force, Nevada, San Jose State, New Mexico and Wyoming. Hawai’i remains in the league as a football member. The Pac-12 also needs one additional member, as it currently sits at 7.