To kick off the American Athletic Conference’s 2022 media day on Thursday, commissioner Mike Aresco took to the podium to deliver a 29-minute state of the conference address and answer a series of follow-up questions.
It’s a turbulent time for the AAC and college football as a whole given the uncertainty of the sport’s landscape due to unforeseen realignment moves. Oklahoma and Texas kicked off a new phase of conference restructuring when electing to depart the Big 12 for the SEC last summer and the trickle-down effects have been felt by nearly all 10 conferences.
The AAC has been one of the most prominent players in this developing era of realignment.