Following FIU’s 34-19 loss to Western Kentucky, Butch Davis made the program’s first public comments on conference realignment, following the announcement on October 21 that six Conference USA member programs have applied and been accepted into the American Athletic Conference.
Prior to Saturday’s game, FIU had either declined comment or offered a “no comment” on realignment.
“I had no idea, nobody in the administration told me it was coming and to be honest, I found out like you when I saw it in the newspaper,” said Davis. “It was a little bit of a disappointment obviously, I don’t know how the rest of the administration and people feel about it.