Dellenger: Sac State proposing eight-figure entry fee to join FBS league

February 6, 2026

By Ross Dellenger, Yahoo Sports: Last summer, in an effort to join a power conference, Memphis and its corporate sponsors pooled as much as $200 million in an offer to join the Big 12.

Ultimately, the Big 12 decided against further expansion.

But the Memphis offer — bold and somewhat unprecedented — provided a future path for those seeking a promotion: Buy your way in.

A few months after Memphis’ proposal, the move — albeit at a much lesser scale — is being replicated.

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Sources: Sacramento State making aggressive effort to join FBS league, proposing an eight-figure entry fee

While many FBS leagues have rebuffed the proposal — the Mountain West and the Pac-12 among them — other league executives are exploring the possibility.

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