Austin Peay leaving Ohio Valley Conference for ASUN in July 2022 Austin Peay is leaving the Ohio Valley Conference for the ASUN Conference effective July 1, becoming the league's 13th full member. The move ratified by Austin Peay's board of trustees and announced Friday ends a membership with the OVC that began in 1962. Austin Peay won 69 league titles, 21 since 2010. All 17 programs will move to the ASUN and be immediately eligible for league awards, postseason play and NCAA tournament automatic berths. read more https://www.espn.com/college-footba...leaving-ohio-valley-conference-asun-july-2022
ASUN welcomes Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State as new members The ASUN Conference officially welcomed its newest members, the University of Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky University and Jacksonville State University, on July 1. UCA, EKU and JSU announced their acceptance of the ASUN's membership invitations at a virtual press conference in January. With the introduction of these three universities, FCS Scholarship Football becomes a sponsored sport by the ASUN Conference. The ASUN becomes the 15th NCAA Division I Conference to sponsor FCS Football. Read more https://athletics.bellarmine.edu/ne...ky-and-jacksonville-state-as-new-members.aspx
Jacksonville State and Liberty will each end short stints with the ASUN when they move to Conference USA in 2023. The league's other move, announced in September, was the addition of Austin Peay from the OVC for the 2022-23 season. Extra Points reported that Division II Queens University of Charlotte, North Carolina is a potential expansion target for the ASUN as well as the Big South. Future look: Austin Peay, Bellarmine, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, Florida Gulf Coast, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, North Alabama, North Florida, Stetson
