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Realignment hits the 423
There are reports surfacing that Georgia Southern and Appalachian State will leave the Southern Conference, and that the announcement could come as early as Wednesday. We discussed this some on Monday in this space. We’ll discuss it more here.
GSU and App are expected to join the Sun Belt, becoming full members in 2015 and members in every other sport other than football in 2014. It’s a move that would leave them as lame ducks in the Southern Conference in football the next two seasons.
Let’s look at the swirling issues this presents:
• The Southern Conference will have to expand. Kennesaw State, ETSU and others will be interested.