The Texas State Board of Regents reportedly authorized a payment of up to $5 million to exit the Sun Belt Conference, clearing the way to join the Pac-12.

This is the newest member of the Pac-12, made official Monday morning by the Texas State board of regents after a formal invitation was extended last week to a school 1,000 miles from the conference’s Pacific Ocean namesake.

Almost nine months after bringing Gonzaga in to the fold, the Pac-12 conference reached the final stages of its initial rebrand on Monday. According to multiple