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Tarleton State is primed for success should they transition to FBS
Our non-FBS insider believes the Tarleton Texans are in a position to successfully transition from the FCS United Athletic Conference to an FBS conference
Reports from Yahoo’s Ross Dellenger, in addition to Sam Khan and Chris Vannini at the Athletic, that Tarleton was in “deep and serious discussions” to join the Mountain West Conference surprised many. We expected the news that UTEP is headed to the MWC, but Tarleton?
After all, most of the country outside the non-FBS and Texas bubble has never heard of Tarleton. Others still remember Tarleton as that tiny agricultural school in Stephenville known for producing some of the greatest cowboys in history.
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