The Pac-12 finalized its football lineup this week by adding Texas State as a full member of the new-look conference, set to launch in 2026. The addition brings the Pac-12 to eight football-playing schools -- the minimum required for bowl tie-ins and potential College Football Playoff access.

A complete breakdown of what's next in college football realignment and expansion after the Pac-12 adds Texas State.

As it exists today, the conference is a shell of the version that originally attempted to raid the Lone Star State. And Texas State is certainly not Texas or Texas A&M or even Texas Tech. But a quest that began four commissioners ago was completed Monday when the Bobcats accepted an invitation from the rebuilt Pac-12 to join the conference next summer as the eighth all-sports member.