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Texas State 'favorite' to land Pac-12 invite per reports

Jun 16, 2025, 2:52 AM

Texas State Bobcats favored to receive a Pac-12 invitation to join the conference in 2025-26 according to ESPN reports

Texas State 'favorite' to land Pac-12 invite per reports

Texas State University president Kelly Damphousse is a fan of The Duck’s Serenity, Picture yourself on a lake watching a duck glide across the water, seemingly without effort. If you could see underneath the surface, however, the duck’s webbed feet are powering along and powering the movement forward. 

The life lesson is straightforward: Stay calm on the surface, paddle like crazy beneath. The final domino of conference realignment could be falling in San Marcos as Damphousse’s Bobcats could be swimming towards a Pac-12 invite. ESPN’s Pete Thamel said Texas State is the favorite to get an invite to become the eighth member of the conference and sources tell Dave Campbell’s Texas Football that the Bobcats would accept. 

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