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Jan 23rd, 2012 |
By Matt Peloquin |
Category: Big South Expansion & Realignment, Featured News, NCAA Conference Expansion & Realignment
After upgrading to Division 1 during the 2003-2004 season, and passed over for year, Longwood has finally found a Division 1 home. Longwood will announce today that they have joined the Big South. The conference has always made the most sense for Longwood, with nearby VMI, Radford and Liberty as members. Not sponsoring football was [...]
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Dec 15th, 2011 |
By Matt Peloquin |
Category: Big South Expansion & Realignment, Featured News, NCAA Conference Expansion & Realignment, NCAA Division Upgrades
When the news broke of Turner Gill accepting the head coaching job at Liberty, an FCS school, some scratched their heads. The migration of coaches from an FCS head job to an FBS head coaching gig is much more difficult than simply taking a coordinator position at an existing FBS school. But when Liberty announced [...]
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Sep 16th, 2010 |
By Matt Peloquin |
Category: Big South Expansion & Realignment, Featured News
While Longwood University might be interested in joining the Big South, the Big South might set it’s eyes on another school. Photo by BRANT SANDERLIN, BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM Kennesaw St. has announced plans to add FCS football, starting in 2014. The addition of football will surely put the school on the Big South’s radar. The move to add [...]
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May 13th, 2009 |
By Matt Peloquin |
Category: Atlantic Sun Expansion & Realignment, Big South Expansion & Realignment, Featured News
Campbell University athletics will rejoin the Big South Conference in two years, making the move in all but three sports.Three sources close to the athletic department confirmed the move Tuesday, the same day a press conference was announced touting “an exciting new direction for Campbell University Athletics.”The Camels will make public their plans to leave [...]
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Mar 19th, 2007 |
By Matt Peloquin |
Category: Big South Expansion & Realignment, Featured News
Update:Not news here if you read the earlier post, but the Big South made it official: Stony Brook is in. The Big south plans to petition the NCAA for an automatic bid by 2010. The Big South will now have a conference total of 7 teams with the addition of Presbyterian College. Original:There is a [...]
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May 26th, 2006 |
By Matt Peloquin |
Category: Big South Expansion & Realignment, Featured News
Gardner-Webb University’s Board of Trustees approved the institution’s move to full membership in the Big South Conference during Thursday’s trustee meeting. Gardner-Webb will remain with the Atlantic Sun Conference – its current league – during a two-year transition period. Gardner-Webb’s final year of competition in the A-Sun would be 2007-2008, with full membership in the [...]
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Apr 10th, 2006 |
By Matt Peloquin |
Category: America East Expansion & Realignment, Big South Expansion & Realignment, Featured News, NCAA Division Upgrades
In an article last year, we talked about the potential for a CAA-A10 football split. In order for this to happen, (2) programs needs to upgrade their football programs. One of them has: Stony Brook (announcement). The America East is only one school upgrade away from being able to sponsor football with the help of [...]
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Apr 9th, 2006 |
By Matt Peloquin |
Category: Atlantic 10 Expansion & Realignment, Big South Expansion & Realignment, Featured News, Pioneer Football League Expansion & Realignment
I-AA football welcomes it’s newest member, Campbell University. The team will begin play in 2008 and will join the Pioneer League. Here is the official news release…
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Mar 31st, 2006 |
By Matt Peloquin |
Category: Big South Expansion & Realignment, Featured News, NCAA Division Upgrades
In an effort to gain greater exposure for its school while competing at a higher level of athletics, Presbyterian College will join the Big South Conference for the 2007-08 school year. Big South members compete at the NCAA Division I-AA level in football and at the Division I-A level in all other sports. The Presbyterian [...]
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Oct 31st, 2005 |
By Matt Peloquin |
Category: Big South Expansion & Realignment, Featured News, SoCon Expansion & Realignment
In yesterday’s column, Terry Massey wrote about Coastal Carolina and it’s hopes for a Southern Conference invitation. “It was two years ago the last time VMI visted Coastal Carolina, which is an eternity for a third-year football program, especially one that has come as far as the CCU’s in such a short period of time.” [...]
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