In that scenario, Conference USA would still need at least one more addition over the next two years to reach the NCAA-mandated minimum of eight schools for FBS leagues. If the Hilltoppers and Blue Raiders depart, the league's total would stand at seven members, with existing members FIU, Louisiana Tech and UTEP combining with the four new members. It is also "probable" that the beleaguered conference will lose Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee to the MAC, sources told CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd. We have been deliberate in our efforts for the past few weeks to get us to this point and will continue to evaluate and consider our additional options for membership."Ĭharlotte, FAU, North Texas, Rice, UAB and UTSA are each leaving Conference USA for the AAC, while Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Miss are moving to the Sun Belt. College Football Expansion Predictions, Conference Realignment, Whats New In 2023 23 College Football Thoughts for 2023: Expansion predictions, realignment, and who’s in each conference. "This is a quality mix of established and emerging universities that provides us with a compelling group to continue to build with, focusing on competing for and winning championships well into the future. "We are incredibly excited about adding these four new members and feel there is tremendous upside in these moves for our conference," Conference USA commissioner Judy MacLeod said in a release. Conference USA executives sent a letter Tuesday, which can be read here, to their brethren at the American Athletic Conference asking them to consider a regionalization model to.
The addition of the four new schools, who will join the league on July 1, 2023, follows a chaotic shift in the conference structure that left the league with just five members with more realignment imminent. Conference USA announced the addition of four new members on Friday, adding Liberty, New Mexico State, Jacksonville State and Sam Houston to help stabilize the league amid the latest wave of conference realignment. The decision to join in 2022 came on July 11, 2022, about a month and a half before the 2022 FCS season is set to begin.
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