Missouri State is back in the rumor mill as a program that could be on the move to an FBS conference.
Matt Brown, the writer behind the Extra Points newsletter, wrote Tuesday that multiple sources he trusts told him that Missouri State and the Sun Belt Conference have talked about the possibility of the Bears joining the conference.
A spokesperson for Missouri State told the News-Leader that university officials have indicated that the two sides have not spoken and that the report is false.
Brown, who has been a reliable conference realignment insider over recent months, wrote that Missouri State would be interested in the Sun Belt and that no invite is anywhere close to being imminent but the idea has not been completely ruled out.