This is a school that cares and is located in Texas, so this is likely a move based on geography. They’re also not in a major market in Denton, though Dallas is less than an hour south. They’ve had a few good seasons, but are down on their luck now. This is a very young program, with tons of potential. They’re based in the city of San Antonio, are building a strong fanbase, are making strides in terms of their facilities, and have a coach who has great relationships with high school coaches in Texas. The Roadrunners are obviously one of the best teams in C-USA this season. Here are the six schools reportedly joining the AAC, and what they individually bring to the table as football programs. Instead, let’s take a look at why these particular schools could be joining the AAC, what they bring to the table, and what it means for the other members and the conference as a whole.

Multiple reporters have confirmed it, but after what was widely considered a sure thing where the AAC was supposed to poach from the Mountain West, who knows until the paperwork is official? Let’s also take out any non-football ramifications, as well as the C-USA point of view. Now, let’s take a second and assume that this report is accurate.

That will bring the AAC to 14 schools in both sports as well.

It’s also being reported that the AAC will accept all six of these schools as members in both football and basketball, at least. Those schools are UTSA, North Texas, Rice, FAU, Charlotte, and UAB. According to several different reports, there are six teams from Conference USA who will be applying to the American Athletic Conference this week.

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