Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Utah State are each leaving the Mountain West in 2026 to join the Pac-12. But the Mountain West has managed to stay afloat by landing commitments its other members and adding UTEP, which has been a member of Conference USA.

In the ever-changing world of conference realignment, Texas State's talks with the Mountain West Conference have stalled, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Tuesday, and the school, in fact, has informed the Sun Belt Conference that it won't be leaving.

Texas State is the furthest west member of and only Texas school in the Sun Belt Conference, which includes South Alabama and Troy. However, Texas State is closer geographically to Sun Belt schools such as Louisiana and Louisiana-Monroe than it is to UTEP or New Mexico (and also in the same time zone).

Conference realignment in college sports has been buzzing over the last few weeks, as the Pac-12 has retooled their group of members and the Mountain West has been forced to respond. After the Pac-12 poached five former Mountain West members,