Post by The Cats on Mar 21, 2023 20:39:22 GMT -5
ASUN-WAC’s ‘Primary Focus Is To Become A Single-Sport FCS Conference’ But Also Wants To Be ‘Aspirational’ In FBS Pursuit
The ASUN and the WAC continue to seek forming a single-sport FCS football conference ahead of the 2023 season.
The two formed new FCS football-playing conferences in January of 2021. They combined in the fall of 2021 in their first seasons to earn instant auto-bid status into the FCS playoffs, calling it the AQ7. It was expected to be a one-year partnership before they split and had their own AQs in 2022. But due to realignment and losing members, the joint league returned in 2022 for one auto-bid.
Now, the ASUN-WAC is trying to form a legit football-only league, similar to the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
Membership in 2023 includes ASUN members Austin Peay, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, and North Alabama; and WAC members Abilene Christian, Southern Utah, Stephen F. Austin, Tarleton State, and Utah Tech. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is expected to join in 2025 during its first season as a football program.
herosports.com/fcs-asun-wac-focus-conference-bzbz/
The ASUN and the WAC continue to seek forming a single-sport FCS football conference ahead of the 2023 season.
The two formed new FCS football-playing conferences in January of 2021. They combined in the fall of 2021 in their first seasons to earn instant auto-bid status into the FCS playoffs, calling it the AQ7. It was expected to be a one-year partnership before they split and had their own AQs in 2022. But due to realignment and losing members, the joint league returned in 2022 for one auto-bid.
Now, the ASUN-WAC is trying to form a legit football-only league, similar to the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
Membership in 2023 includes ASUN members Austin Peay, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, and North Alabama; and WAC members Abilene Christian, Southern Utah, Stephen F. Austin, Tarleton State, and Utah Tech. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is expected to join in 2025 during its first season as a football program.
herosports.com/fcs-asun-wac-focus-conference-bzbz/
