2/18/2023 0 Comments Big 12 conference mapNew Mexico State and Sam Houston will leave for Conference USA in 2023, and that’s also when Lamar will head back to the Southland. The two newcomers joined Jas Chicago State departed for a home still to be determined. Leaving: Chicago State, Lamar, New Mexico State, Sam Houston Liberty’s football program already plays at the FBS level but the conference may seed to find a replacement for Jacksonville State. That puts the conference at 14 full members and 6 football members before Jacksonville State and Liberty depart for Conference USA in 2023, and Kennesaw State follows in 2024. Queens University of Charlotte, which does not play football, also joined. Leaving: Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, LibertyĪustin Peay joined Jas the ASUN fields an FCS football conference for the first time. Four of the five newcomers are expected to join in 2023, with Kennesaw State to follow in 2024. Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Miss departed for the Sun Belt on Jand the other six will leave for the AAC in 2023. Leaving: Charlotte, FAU, Marshall, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, Southern Miss, UAB, UTEPĬonference USA will experience the biggest changes with 9 schools leaving and 5 joining. Joining: Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Liberty, New Mexico State, Sam Houston Little Rock and UT-Arlington, the conference’s two non-football playing members, departed for conferences that are less football-centric. Joining: James Madison, Marshall, Old Dominion, Southern MissĪll of these changes took place July 1, 2022. That’s when the three departing teams head to the Big 12 and the six incoming teams join from Conference USA. Joining: Charlotte, FAU, North Texas, Rice, UAB, UTEP Big 12 ConferenceīYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston will join the Big 12 in 2023, meaning that - unless something changes and Oklahoma and Texas leave early - the Big 12 will have 14 teams for two years before going back down to 12 in 2025. What the Pac-12 decides to do next will set off the next wave of moves. Two flagship members of the Pac-12 will leave for the Big Ten in 2024. The Big Ten will grow to 16 schools with the move. In the biggest bombshell of 2022, the two SoCal schools announced that they will leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten in 2024. So, unless something changes, we’re still a few years away from this massive move. The Big 12 said no discussions have taken place about either school leaving earlier. Sooners and Longhorns officials have said publicly that they plan to stay in the Big 12 until 2025 rather than pay a massive exit fee to leave early. If you lost track of all the changes that will be coming in the next few years, I’ve got you covered. The wheels of conference realignment are turning again. BYU and UCF are among the many schools on the move in the next few years.
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