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With the merger, the Owls would still have cross-division games against old C-USA foes. In this proposal, FAU would now be in a division with Coastal Carolina, FIU, Georgia Southern, Georgia State and South Alabama. Instead, the distance to FAU’s furthest conference opponent would be almost cut in half to 1,001 miles to Marshall University in Huntington, WV.įAU is currently in a division with Charlotte, FIU, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, Old Dominion and Western Kentucky. No more sending your volleyball team 1,889 miles to El Paso for a conference game against UTEP. This change would be beneficial for each athletic department in both conferences. The way they broke down the new conferences was perfect, it would cut down travel for teams in both conferences and all division opponents would be in a more geographic location, prime for new rivalries and easy road trips for fans. It makes too much sense with the growing concerns faced by athletic departments across both conferences.įootball Scoop published an article in May where they tackled this same issue. With all the uncertainty facing college athletics, I think now is the time for C-USA and the Sun Belt Conference to finally have serious conversations about merging together. If college football isn’t played this season, more schools in C-USA will have to make these tough decisions with some of their non-revenue sports. In Conference USA (C-USA) alone we’ve seen FIU shut down its men’s indoor track and field team and Old Dominion University do the same with their wrestling program. That revenue loss won’t just hurt the football programs it will have a huge impact on non-revenue sports as well. Without a college football season, athletic programs across the country will continue to lose millions of dollars. Universities have already lost millions of dollars thanks to the Men’s and Women’s basketball tournaments (March Madness) being shut down due to the coronavirus. With the coronavirus still having a major impact in states around the country, it is putting the upcoming college football season in jeopardy. The world of college athletics is facing an uncertain future.