In mid-December 2024, the American Athletic Conference announced the addition of James Madison, Liberty, and Marshall as affiliate members in women’s swimming & diving. James Madison and Marshall will leave the Sun Belt while Liberty will leave the ASUN with all three joining The American beginning with the 2025-26 academic year. After filing an open records request, I obtained a copy of the affiliate member agreement to view some of the details outlined in the agreement between Marshall and the AAC. The Expected Legal Inclusions As one would expect in a formal agreement between two entities, there is plenty of standard legal wording. Given what’s transpired between the ACC and some of its members, this might be an important section for both parties in case everything blows apart. There’s not much worry about this particular agreement causing legal headaches for either The American or Marshall because it’s for swimming & diving and not related to football or full membership. As stated in the press release, the agreement begins with the 2025-26 academic year, which is July 1, 2025, and only covers women’s swimming & diving. Marshall will be an affiliate member of The American in women’s swimming & diving for…
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