Helfrich s Ducks are in the best position out of the Pac-12 teams still in the hunt. Oregon was fifth in the initial playoff rankings, behind Mississippi State, Florida State, Auburn and Mississippi.

BYU rose to the top of the Big 12 standings a season ago. Recruiting at a high level is the only way to go from one-year contender to perennial contender. The Cougars still have more work to do in ...

The Pac-12 will now have its eighth football-playing member, as required by NCAA rules, as the new-look league announced the addition of Texas State on June 26.

With the "survivors" of Washington State and Oregon State staying put, that gave the Pac-12 seven member schools. A conference has to have eight schools to qualify as an FBS conference, though, so ...

Texas State has received an invitation to join the Pac-12, according to a report from the Austin Sports Journal. The schools board of regents is expected to meet Monday to formally accept. The ...

How the Pac-12 fits into the next era is anyone’s guess. But with the move into Texas, the conference took a small but significant step to fortifying itself for the next round of realignment chaos.

The Pac-12 officially has its eighth football-playing member. The conference announced on Monday morning that Texas State will join the newly reformed league starting in the 2026-27 athletics season.