The rumors started some time ago, that the Sun Belt had interest in Georgia St. Well, it appears that interest has been formalized int he form of an agreement to invite Georgia St. to join the Sun Belt. Georgia St. is expected to accept and transition to FBS. Upon starting football at Georgia St., upgrading to FBS has always been a top priority. With CUSA as the most desired conference for the school, but an invitation there no coming, the Sun Belt is the best option, providing a geographically sound home for the Georgia St. athletic programs. Due to an NCAA rule requiring schools upgrading from FCS to FBS to have a formal invitation before upgrading, the Sun Belt has fulfilled that necessary requirement for Georgia St.

The Georgia St. departure from the CAA adds to a continuing trend. UMass left to join the MAC, URI to the NEC, and Hofstra and Northeastern have dropped football.

Current CAA football members Old Dominion, JMU and Delaware continue to be considered the most likely CAA football schools to upgrade to FBS. However, unless the MAC opts to expand to 16 and invite all 3, these 3 schools will not likely have an FBS conference home in the near future.