Questions about San Diego State’s conference future are answered: the Aztecs are headed to a new look Pac-12. The university announced the move early…
Questions about San Diego State's conference future are answered: the Aztecs are headed to a new look Pac-12.
The university announced the move early Thursday morning. San Diego State, Boise State, Colorado State and Fresno State will join the remaining Pac-12 schools - Washington State and Oregon State - on July 1, 2026.“We are ecstatic to be joining the Pac-12 Conference,” San Diego State director of athletics John David Wicker said in a statement released by the university.
The conference's rebuild begins with an expansion to six teams, and will continue before the 2026-2027 academic year. According to the Pac-12's announcement,"the collective six universities will collaboratively chart additional membership and other future conference considerations."“For over a century, the Pac-12 Conference has been recognized as a leading brand in intercollegiate athletics,” Pac-12 Commissioner Teresa Gould stated.
Conversely, payout from a proposed media rights deal is believed to be more lucrative than the Mountain West's. WSU and Oregon State were also left with a considerable cash influx, splitting $65 million in a settlement with the programs that left the conference.The Aztecs' conference future had been in limbo since the mass exodus of the Pac-12. San Diego State was expected to bolster the league and provide a Southern California presence after USC and UCLA departed for the Big Ten.
San Diego State has both programs on this year's football schedule. They lost to Oregon State 21-0 Saturday, and play the Cougs October 26. Former Pac-12 member Cal hosts SDSU this weekend.
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