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Incarnate Word will not have to pay any money for its decision to stay put. McNeese was wowed by the WAC and came close to moving until a last-minute deal was cut to keep the Cowboys in the Southland. SFA officials have proclaimed they are committed to the WAC, just as Lamar and UIW administrators have done before their final decisions. Austin and Abilene Christian as only original defectors from the league still in the WAC.

Sam Houston State is heading to Conference USA and Lamar announced just two months ago that after one year in the WAC it was heading back to the Southland, leaving only Stephen F. Two of the first four Texas movers that left in July of 2021 are off again on new adventures. The Cardinals were to be the fifth Texas school to make the move over a two-year period.īut times have quickly changed since then and the WAC isn’t the same anymore. Last November UIW officials verbally committed to leaving the Southland for the Western Athletic Conference. They have become another rivalry for us to have.” “We really look forward to having them staying in the league. “This is a big for our conference do have another Division I opponent that fits our footprint. “It is great to have them staying in the league,” said McNeese Athletic Director Heath Schroyer. Since then Lamar decided to return to the conference after just one year in the WAC itself. Just 10 months ago the league was on the brink of going under when McNeese chose to stay over heading to the WAC. This is a big win for the league and the commissioner, who is still in his honeymoon period with his new job. “This should give us good balance to our scheduling.” “We don’t want to do that any more,” said Grant.

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Each team had one home-and-home conference series scheduled. The Cardinals decision means that no team will have to play a conference foe twice in football.

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