RE: C-USA Split Rumor
Could the CAA potentially host a breakaway FBS contingent?
West - Georgia State, Georgia Southern, Western Kentucky, Middle Tennessee, Appalachian State
East - Delaware, James Madison, Marshall, Old Dominion, Charlotte
C-USA then invites Texas State:
West - UTEP, Texas State, UTSA, North Texas, Rice
East - Louisiana Tech, Southern Mississippi, UAB, FAU, FIU
That then leaves the Sun Belt with the following:
Louisiana, Louisiana-Monroe, Arkansas State, South Alabama, Troy, Coastal Carolina, Texas-Arlington (non-football), Little Rock (non-football)
That would then leave the following schools in search of new homes: Towson, Northeastern, Hofstra, Drexel, William & Mary, Elon, UNC-Wilmington, College of Charleston
Texas-Arlington and Little Rock join C-USA for all sports but football, while FAU and FIU transition to football only and park their other sports in the Atlantic Sun. The Sun Belt takes in UMass and UConn for short-term football deals while Kennesaw State and Missouri State transition to FBS; and then Elon, UNC-Wilmington, College of Charleston, and William & Mary as non-football members. Drexel and Towson join America East, which takes over FCS football from the CAA. Hofstra and Northeastern join the Northeast Conference.
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