Realignment Continues to Change College Football in Texas
There are very few places in the United States that the latest realignment moves haven’t impacted. That includes Texas where the recent cascade of movements was kickstarted by Oklahoma and Texas leaving the Big 12 for the SEC. At least Texas is…
College Realignment Report for April 30, 2023
This is part of an ongoing series covering various college realignment news for all three NCAA Divisions as well as the NAIA. The roundup below will cover news and reports since mid-April 2023 and provide updates on a few previously discussed…
ASUN and WAC Intend to Join FBS in a Potentially Realignment Breaking Move
There was some rather big news in the realignment world on Friday and that was Pete Thamel’s report that ten schools in the ASUN and WAC are seeking to create a football-only conference and move en masse from the FCS to the FBS. According to his…
Winners and Losers From November 2021’s Realignment Shuffle (So Far)
When Oklahoma and Texas decided to leave the Big 12 for the SEC earlier this year, it kicked off a new set of dominoes throughout the FBS landscape. The Big 12 responded by inviting three AAC teams and BYU to the conference while keeping the remaining…
How Can the ASUN and WAC Become FBS Conferences?
12/11/22 Editor’s Note: An additional article was posted in December 2022 following the news that the ASUN and WAC football members intend to create a conference and attempt to move to the FBS. The last 12 months of realignment in college sports…
What Will the Future Hold for Chicago State After the WAC?
Editor’s note: This article was updated on May 11, 2021 to correct the latest MEAC membership fee of $250,000. In addition, a follow-up article was posted in November 2023 discussing the possibility of Chicago State joining the Northeast…
ASUN and WAC Confirm Football Partnership for 2021 Season
The ASUN Conference and Western Athletic Conference have confirmed a previously reported scheduling agreement for the 2021-22 FCS football season. Seven teams will compete for the combined conference title and the coveted automatic qualifier to the 2021…
WAC’s Southland Conference Overtures Make Little Sense for the Schools
The latest from the WAC rumor mill is gaining traction. Earlier in October, Matt Brown reported that Southland Conference teams were being targeted by the WAC. This week, four teams have been named as having received invites to the WAC. Those teams are…
What Might a Renewed WAC Football Conference Look Like?
The newest member of WAC will reportedly be the Southern Utah Thunderbirds according to Matt Brown though SUU was quick to refute the report. Full disclosure: I am not a paid subscriber to Extra Points and have not read either of the posts in their…
Is West Texas A&M the Next Team to Jump to Division I?
On Wednesday, Tarleton State President James Hurley gave a “State of the University Address,” which was posted to YouTube. In this address, Hurley let it be known that the WAC has added a new member though he did not specify which school it…
