Texas State's talks with the Mountain West Conference have ended, with the school informing the Sun Belt Conference that it won't be leaving after the Bobcats program received a verbal offer over the weekend.

Texas State is staying put in the Sun Belt -- for now -- after receiving interest from the Mountain West, Bobcats athletic director Don Coryell announced Tuesday night. "The recent interest shown in Texas State and its presence across the college athletics landscape speaks volumes about the university and the work our staff and student-athletes have done to build the Bobcat brand nationally,

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).