SAN DIEGO: San Diego State running back Kenan Christon runs the ball during a college football game between the Boise State Broncos and the San Diego State Aztecs on September 22, 2023, at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, CA. (Photo by Chris Williams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Though crates, boxes and moving vans will not be present, the first day of July is like moving day in college football. That is when teams changing conferences and/or subdivisions are officially given the keys to their new home. In the case of Sacramento State, neighbors are not exactly close.
Here is a look at conference realignment that becomes official July 1. Changes for 2026 do not include power conferences, though a former power conference has been revamped and may immediately have a seat at the playoff table.
The Mountain West will have a much different look (see below) for the 2026 season, including the addition of FCS behemoth North Dakota State for football only. Beginning in 2011, the Bison collected 10 national ******* les, including eight in a nine-season stretch. Among teams they defeated on the championship stage were James Madison, Jacksonville State and Sam Houston State, each of which elevated to the FBS. The Bison went 12-1 in 2025 with the lone defeat to Illinois State in the second round of the playoff.
Each of the coaches who led the Bison to ******* les left to take over an FBS program: Craig Bohl (Wyoming), Chris Klieman (Kansas State) and Matt Entz (Fresno State). Bohl and Klieman have since retired.
Though crates, boxes and moving vans will not be present, the first day of July is like moving day in college football. That is when teams changing conferences and/or subdivisions are officially given the keys to their new home. In the case of Sacramento State, neighbors are not exactly close.
Here is a look at conference realignment that becomes official July 1. Changes for 2026 do not include power conferences, though a former power conference has been revamped and may immediately have a seat at the playoff table.
The Mountain West will have a much different look (see below) for the 2026 season, including the addition of FCS behemoth North Dakota State for football only. Beginning in 2011, the Bison collected 10 national ******* les, including eight in a nine-season stretch. Among teams they defeated on the championship stage were James Madison, Jacksonville State and Sam Houston State, each of which elevated to the FBS. The Bison went 12-1 in 2025 with the lone defeat to Illinois State in the second round of the playoff.
Each of the coaches who led the Bison to ******* les left to take over an FBS program: Craig Bohl (Wyoming), Chris Klieman (Kansas State) and Matt Entz (Fresno State). Bohl and Klieman have since retired.
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