Texas State's talks with the Mountain West Conference have ended, with the school informing the Sun Belt Conference that it won't be leaving after the Bobcats program received a verbal offer over the weekend.

The Mountain West Conference could soon strengthen its membership base by poaching the Texas State Bobcats from the Sun Belt Conference. ESPN's Pete Thamel repo

The Mountain West is looking to add a new member, and Texas State appears to be an emerging target, according to a report from ESPN's Pete Thamel. This comes as the conference received signed commitments from its seven existing members: Air Force, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV, Wyoming and Hawaii.

Texas State officials have received a "verbal offer" to leave the Sun Belt conference and join the Mountain West, according to ESPN's Pete Thamel.

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) Miners will officially join the Mountain West Conference in 2026, it was announced on Tuesday. UTEP will officially join the Mountain West on July 1, 2026 and will compete in the conference in all sports.

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Texas State football officials recently received a verbal offer from the Mountain West, which recently announced they will retain Air Force and UNLV, to join the conference and a decision on a possible conference change is expected in the next few days,

Texas State appears primed to become the next shoe to drop in college football's conference realignment. The Bobcats, currently of the Sun Belt conference, have received a verbal offer to join the Mountain West,