“ODU has been bullish on building C-USA’s eastern front. Lot of moving parts and ambiguity here. The 2021 Conference USA football season was the 26th season of college football play for Conference USA (C-USA). “If Conference USA’s outreach to JMU and Liberty is successful, that’d be a key stabilizing factor for Marshall to stay,” Thamel wrote on Twitter. If the Golden Eagles, Thundering Herd and Monarchs were to leave Conference USA, as well as the six schools that are expected to join the AAC, the current 14-team Conference USA would dwindle to a mere five teams:Īs a result, and as reported by Yahoo Sports Pete Thamel, Conference USA is expected to attempt to stave off Sun Belt expansion by exploring the additions of current independent Liberty, as well as James Madison. Southern Miss, Marshall and Old Dominion all currently call Conference USA home, while James Madison plays in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).Ī 14-team Sun Belt Conference would consist of:
Per multiple reports, first reported by the Athletic’s Chris Vannini, the Sun Belt Conference is considering adding four teams to its current collection of 10 schools. Florida Atlantic, Charlotte, North Texas. Another round of conference realignment is reportedly on the way Conference USA is a founding member of the College Football Playoff and will provide access to funding that will help all our athletic teams and 400 Aggie student-athletes, Moccia continued. Original: The American Athletic Conference is adding six schools as part of its expansion, the conference announced Thursday.
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