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College realignment intel: Texas State, cryptic posts and the Pac-12's next move

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Texas State is the heavy favorite to be issued a formal Pac-12 invitation, sources say.

The buyout for Texas State to leave the Sun Belt for the 2026-27 season will rise from $5 million to $10 million on July 1 .

Texas State's president Kelly Damphousse retweeted a picture of two beavers floating in the San Marcos River.

The conference realignment is expected to occur outside the power conferences.

The Pac-12 is expected to announce an eighth football-playing school in the coming weeks .

The league's television deal with at least three partners is not tied to the announcement of an eighth member.

The finances from a new TV deal are expected to be below what the league's consultants pitched schools.

The other financial variable is related to the buyouts for the five MW schools.

Sources say Louisiana Tech is the front-runner if Texas State were to leave Conference USA .

The Sun Belt's realignment strategy for years has been to double-down on regional rivalries.

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