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That emergence as a Group of Five football power – arguably ahead of C-USA, the Mountain West and the MAC – may be the biggest reason Southern Miss is jumping.īeyond that, though, it allows the Eagles, Old Dominion and Marshall to escape C-USA’s contract with CBS Sports and join a league that recently extended its agreement with ESPN. “If you look over the past few years, with the improvement of our football program, App State’s long-going and Coastal’s recent success, I think that’s when the leap occurred.” “All of this landscape discussion, and how we are ‘measured’ as conferences – it’s all football-success predicated,” Maggard said.

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Sun Belt schools receive significant income, reportedly around $18 million in 2019, from their share of College Football Playoff money, plus football-driven ESPN multimedia rights payouts. However, it's football pushing realignment. And it’s going to continue to get better.” … I would argue that our baseball league is as good as anybody’s outside of maybe the SEC and the ACC. “We sent four softball teams to the (last) NCAA Tournament. “We’ve clearly moved ahead of many conferences, in football in particular. “We know what works, because our conference continues to improve,” McDonald said. SUN BELT BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns one of the favorites 21 Coastal Carolina, ranked in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll and two, No. “When you look at where we’re positioned right now in the Group of Five, we like where we’re at.” “The 10 (current) member football schools in the Sun Belt feel very, very good about where we are, who we’re with and the success we’re having, and the continued success of this league,” Maggard said. UL Monroe athletic director Scott McDonald, too. Maggard seemed to be laying groundwork for Lindsey’s assertion even before the recent additions were made official. “Some like-minded schools coming into this league will make (it) even stronger.” “I really believe we’ve got the top G5 league in the country,” Troy coach Chip Lindsey said.

TXST in photosīut there’s a case to be made that the conference - a frequent subject of ridicule in years gone by - is ready to challenge the AAC's position atop the Group of Five pecking order. View Gallery: A look at UL Ragin' Cajuns homecoming football game vs. Where that leaves the Sun Belt is subject to debate.
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“When we took a look at it and discovered ODU, James Madison and Marshall would be very interested in being in a league together, that was certainly a driver for us,” UL athletic director Bryan Maggard said.īILLY NAPIER AT LSU?: Cajuns coach Billy Napier addresses Ed Orgeron situation Including all four would push the count of Sun Belt football members to 14, an increase prompted largely by the desire of powers Appalachian State and Coastal Carolina to have more affordable road trips for programs in all sports. So too is SBC’s anticipated addition of two-time FCS national champion James Madison. The Sun Belt Conference has made its realignment moves, cherry picking what little was left of Conference USA after the American Athletic Conference claimed six for itself from C-USA.Īdding Southern Miss, Old Dominion and Marshall last month was a strategic decision the Sun Belt made with geographic proximity in mind. For acceptance rate, test scores, costs and other information, see the University of Texas at Arlington profile.Watch Video: AFCA Coaches Poll Week 9: Michigan State, Notre Dame on the rise.In Division I, the university fields seven men's sports and seven women's sports. Outside of academics, the university has a rich student life with over 280 clubs and organizations, which includes an active sorority and fraternity system. Some of their most popular undergraduates majors include biology, nursing, business, and interdisciplinary studies. The University of Texas at Arlington offers a vast number of degrees throughout its 12 schools and colleges, from 78 bachelor's, 74 master's, to 33 doctoral degree programs. Track is the most popular, and the school does not have a football program. Kllwiki / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0įor a large school, the University of Texas at Arlington has a modest athletic program that fields six men's and seven women's sports.
