The Pac-12 Is Back: How Did We Get Here? Who Will Play In The Conference?

The Pac-12 has been revived for 2026 after effectively collapsing — now an eight-team football league made up mostly of Mountain West powers (Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State, Utah State) plus Texas State, Oregon State and Washington State.
Quirky new identity: every football team has "State" in its name, and Boise State’s famous blue turf is now in Pac-12 games.
Gonzaga joins the conference for basketball, boosting Pac-12 hoops credibility even as the football league is now a top Group-of-Six conference rather than a power conference.