Most of the realignment moves throughout college sports are slated to take place over the next few years, but all by the start of the 2025 school year. All four schools have the market size and athletic tradition necessary to join that league.
The team took second at the 2021 WAC Championships.Īssuming the moves are approved, nothing would change in the immediate future. Arizona State and Arizona could be in the crosshairs of the Big 12, as could Utah and Colorado. New Mexico State’s swim and dive team competes in the Western Athletic Conference. In swimming, Liberty and FGCU have a strong rivalry in the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association, tying for first at the 2021 conference championships. The school competes as an independent in football, but has recently ranked in the AP Top 25 - as high as 17th last season - and secured a bowl game in three straight seasons. Liberty is the most significant move in terms of both football and swimming ramifications. Of the four reported additions to Conference USA, Liberty and New Mexico State each sponsor women’s-only swimming and diving programs, while Jacksonville State and Sam Houston State do not have swimming and diving teams. American Athletic Conference expected to add six schools.A 14-team conference is too big and any bigger would. Big 12 approves expansion with BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF Brown theorized that future realignment will be about getting smaller, that conferences will need to cultivate an identity.SEC extends invitation to Texas, Oklahoma for July 2025.The final two are reportedly heading to the MAC, but the move is not final. The schools leaving Conference USA include Florida Atlantic, Charlotte, North Texas, UTSA, Rice, UAB, Marshall, ODU, Southern Miss, and likely, Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky. Those schools are Liberty, New Mexico State, Jacksonville State and Sam Houston State, according to The Action Network. Share Report: Conference USA to Add 4 New Schools Including Liberty, New Mexico State on LinkedInĬonference USA, which is set to lose up to 11 of 14 schools as the college football landscape undergoes a major realignment over the next few years, is reportedly likely to add four new schools.Share Report: Conference USA to Add 4 New Schools Including Liberty, New Mexico State on Pinterest.Submit Report: Conference USA to Add 4 New Schools Including Liberty, New Mexico State to Reddit.Now, with CUSA losing as many as 11 of their 14. Tweet Report: Conference USA to Add 4 New Schools Including Liberty, New Mexico State In the last conference realignment cycle, Liberty tried to bribe its way into the FBS cycle by reportedly offering 24 million to Conference USA and probably a similar offer to the Sun Belt prior to the NCAA granting the Flames a waiver to move up to the top level of the NCAA to play football.
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