Sun Belt commissioner Karl Benson said member-school presidents approved of the idea in a meeting in Atlanta Monday. With the announcement, every FBS conference either has a title game or has announced plans for one.
Last week the Big 12 announced it would have a conference championship beginning in 2017.
“All of us look forward to this. This will place Sun Belt football alongside the other FBS conferences,” said Denise Trauth, president of both the Sun Belt and Texas State University. “This will give us an opportunity to showcase our conference nationally.”
Until January, NCAA rules required conferences to have 12 members before having a title game.