The football rivalry continues on the FBS level!
On today the Sun Belt Conference expanded by adding two FCS
powerhouses in Georgia Southern and Appalachian State.
Georgia Southern and Appalachian State announced Wednesday
it is leaving the Southern Conference to join the Sun Belt Conference in 2014. Both
Georgia Southern and Appalachian State football teams will begin playing Sun
Belt games and will be a revenue sharing member of the conference in 2014 and
eligible for the Sun Belt title, but will not be eligible to play in a bowl
game. In 2015, Georgia Southern and Appalachian State will become a full member
of the conference and be bowl eligible.
Sun Belt Conference commissioner Karl Benson was on hand at
Georgia Southern on Wednesday to help welcome the Eagles to the Sun Belt
Conference.
Now that Georgia Southern and Appalachian State is in, Idaho
State Board approved their move to the Sun Belt Conference today; which they
are expected to announce by tomorrow or end of this week along with New Mexico
State.
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Now that the Sun Belt Conference has added four new members,
the conference can now stage a conference championship game. Commissioner
Benson made it known today that the conference is looking to begin that
championship in 2014 season, but no more details was given. We do know that the
team with the best record will host the conference championship in 2014 and
beyond.
Also a few details were given that the Sun Belt will retire its
current logo and introduce a new one during the re-branding process in a few
months. Commissioner Benson made mention of it during the press conference at
Georgia Southern. Today was a great day
for the Sun Belt and I am happy for this conference I really believe they made
a wise decision.
Rumors have Western Kentucky receiving an invite from C-USA
after Tulsa announces their intentions to join the new Big East conference. The Sun Belt Conference will move to replace
WKU with another program possibly from the FCS ranks. Liberty, James Madison
and Sam Houston State tops the lists now among others.
