Six schools -- Florida Atlantic, Charlotte, North Texas, UTSA, Rice and UAB -- have accepted invitations to join the American Athletic Conference, the league announced Thursday.
No date has been set for the schools to join the conference, but a source told ESPN that the earliest they could join would be the 2023-24 season.
Once all the announced realignment shuffles out, the additions would give the American 14 teams in football and basketball.
"I am extremely pleased to welcome these six outstanding universities to the American Athletic Conference," American commissioner Mike Aresco said in a statement.