The American Athletic Conference is determined to end the talk of a Power 5 and make it a Power 6 with the release of their new strategic plan.
The plan's release comes just days after the AAC finished with more players drafted in the NFL than the Big 12 Conference. The timing could not be better as AAC Commissioner Mike Aresco proclaimed the American a Power 6 conference.
“Our aim as a Power 6 conference is to pursue academic and athletic excellence at every level and within the context of our core values.