The stable, 12-team Mid-American Conference as we know it may not sustain much longer.
The college football landscape began dramatically shifting since the summer when Oklahoma and Texas officially were accepted as new entries into the SEC. Shortly after the massive move, a ripple effect was felt in the contracted Big 12, which replaced the Sooners and Longhorns with three American Athletic Conference programs and BYU. The AAC responded to its losses by poaching six C-USA members. Three other C-USA affiliates fled to the Sun Belt instead.
Now, the C-USA which contained 14 teams is down to five members which haven’t formally moved on to another conference.