Conference USA released a statement on Tuesday saying it will use legal action after three programs announced plans to leave the conference at the end of the academic year in June.
“Conference USA intends to conduct the 2022-23 athletic year with the full 14 institution membership intact,” the conference's board of directors said in a statement. “The C-USA Board of Directors will exhaust all necessary legal actions to ensure all members meet their contractual obligations as defined by and agreed to in the Conference USA Bylaws.”
Old Dominion, Marshall and Southern Miss have all announced plans to leave the conference as of June 2022 and will join the Sun Belt Conference.