Who is leaving AAC?

Who is leaving AAC?

Houston, Cincinnati and UCF are due to depart the AAC following the 2022-23 athletic year. CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd reported in September that the Big 12 is considering further expansion once Texas and Oklahoma officially join the SEC and that Memphis and Boise State are among the schools high on the Big 12’s list.

Is the AAC playing football this year?

The 2021 American Athletic Conference football season was the 30th NCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American)….

What new teams are joining the AAC?

The six universities will join the nine continuing members – East Carolina, Memphis, Navy (football only), South Florida, SMU, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa and Wichita State (basketball and Olympic sports only) — to bring The American’s membership to 15 schools.

What schools are leaving the American Athletic Conference?

The American is adding UAB, UTSA, Rice, North Texas, Charlotte and Florida Atlantic to replace three schools that are leaving for the Big 12 Conference —- eventually.

Is Rice leaving Conference USA?

Charlotte, FAU, North Texas, Rice, UAB and UTSA are each leaving Conference USA for the AAC, while Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Miss are moving to the Sun Belt.

Where is the 2021 AAC football championship game played?

Cincinnati, Ohio
The 2021 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game was a college football game played on December 4, 2021, at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio….2021 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game.

Who will Conference USA add?

Conference USA has added Liberty, New Mexico State, Sam Houston and Jacksonville State, according to Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger. The news was first reported on Wednesday. A formal announcement is expected later today. The four new additions will begin playing in the conference in 2023.

What is happening to Conference USA?

Conference USA is losing three schools at the end of the 2021-22 school year. Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Miss all announced Friday that they would be leaving the conference in June. The three schools had previously announced their intentions to head to the Sun Belt at the end of the 2023 school year.

Did Cincinnati leave the AAC?

UCF, Cincinnati and Houston are contractually required to remain with the AAC through 2024, however, it’s been reported that all three prefer to leave in 2023.

Who is the president of the AAC?

“On behalf of the American Athletic Conference presidents, I look forward to years of healthy competition with our six new members,” said Michael Fitts, Tulane president and AAC Board of Directors chairman.

When will the six new AAC programs start competing?

Though a formal start date is not yet known for the six new programs, the hope is they will all begin competing in the AAC at the start of the 2023 season, sources tell CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander. “There’s a ton of moving parts.

Is cinci one win away from the AAC Championship?

Welcome to your home for all American Athletic Conference team related news. Coaching changes and Cinci looks to be one win away. AAC commissioner Mike Aresco and head coaches Dana Holgorsen and Luke Fickell preview Saturday’s clash between the AAC’s best.

Does the AAC have a plan to expand?

The AAC reportedly courted four schools from the Mountain West — Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State and San Diego State — but all ultimately decided to stand pat. MWC commissioner Craig Thompson said this week that the conference does not plan to expand and will remain at 12 members.