![]() Originally, both schools were to swap leagues for the 2014 season, but will now make their moves in time for their respective 2013 football campaign. gives us the ability to host a conference football championship game should we choose to so."įAU and Middle Tennessee announced on January 22 that they would join CUSA a year earlier than anticipated. Sun Belt Commissioner Karl Benson said, "Having these two FBS programs join the league. The additions will give the Sun Belt 12 teams in 2014. As existing FBS programs, both schools would immediately be eligible for the conference title and the bowl season. Idaho and New Mexico State announced March that they, too, will join the Sun Belt in 2014 after competing as an independent for the 2013 season. ![]() Both would be eligible for the conference title in 2014 and bowl eligible in 2015. Georgia Southern and Appalachian State announced on March 27 that they will move up from the FCS to the FBS as new members of the Sun Belt in 2014. ![]() In 2016, they’ll play three cross-division games. Schools will play six division games plus two against teams from the other division in 20. The West will consist of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue and Wisconsin. The East will contain Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State and Rutgers. When Maryland and Rutgers are added in 2014, the conference will re-name its divisions "East" and "West", dropping its "Legends" and "Leaders" identities. The Big Ten later announced (April 28) that it will begin a 9-game conference slate in 2016. Naval Academy will become a football-only member in 2015 to give the league 12 teams and set the stage for a playoff game. The league is expected to field the following 11 schools for football in 2014: Cincinnati, Connecticut, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, SMU, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UCF and USF. The Big East's final meltdown began when Pittsburgh and Syracuse announced their defections to the ACC, preceding Rutgers' announcement. The ACC acted on Louisville when it lost Maryland to the Big Ten. The league had pilfered Tulane and East Carolina from CUSA to replace its own most recent losses of Rutgers to the Big Ten and Louisville to the ACC. It had previously announced it would join in football only. A day later, the Big East announced its new name which was a forced occurrence after the Big East's seven catholic school members withdrew and took the Big East name with them.Įast Carolina announced on March 27 that it will join the AAC in all sports in 2014. Tulsa announced on April 2 that it will join the American Athletic Conference (formerly the Big East), beginning with the 2014 season. ![]() 2013 College Football Conference Realignment by Dave Congrove ![]()
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