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Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Old Dominion University's football program has enjoyed such a fast rise in the Football Championship Subdivision that it's ready for an even higher step.
ODU announced on Thursday that it will move to Football Bowl Subdivision and join Conference USA in all sports beginning with the 2013-14 school year.In giving Conference USA a 14th member for 2013-14, the Monarchs will leave the Colonial Athletic Association.Football was the driving force in the decision. This fall, ODU's football program will play its fourth season as a startup program and second in the CAA.The Monarchs won't be eligible for the C-USA football championship until 2015."While the university was not actively seeking a change, recent events necessitated an earlier consideration of our future, and in particular, for our football program," ODU president John R. Broderick said in a statement. "C-USA's invitation provided the right opportunity at the right time to reclassify our football program and broaden the national foot...Old Dominion isn't rushing to judgment.Or to the FBS level, for that matter.Officials at ODU remained undecided Friday as five other schools - the University of Nort...
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Old Dominion has plans to leave CAA Football and rise to the FBS level in Conference USA, according to a report.CBSSports.com reported Tuesday that the Monarchs, who...
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