The first of July doesn’t just mean a month closer to football season, it means that UCF is officially out of Conference USA and into the American Athletic Conference.
The members of “The American” include Cincinnati, Connecticut, Houston, Louisville, Memphis, Rutgers, SMU, Temple, UCF, and USF. The exodus of teams to other conferences and the ones joining AAC also means that Big East football is gone.
“Armed with a good name, an attractive graphic identity and top-of-the-line institutions, The American will be able to carve its niche in a crowded field from Day 1. Our teams will be nationally competitive in every sport. We will be the embodiment of character, scholarship, citizenship and success. We will be a fixture on television and an innovator in digital media,” said a press release welcoming the teams to their new conference.
UCF will be eligible for all post-season play this season and will be exposed on national television on multiple occasions.
