C-USA: FAU & MTSU Joining Next Year, ODU Eligible for Football Title in 14'

Per multiple reports, Florida Atlantic and Middle Tennessee State will join Conference USA in July of 2013, a year earlier than expected. With the early addition of FAU and MTSU, C-USA will have 14 football playing members this fall. Both schools are leaving the Sun Belt Conference.

Also, Harry Minium of the Virginia Pilot is reporting that C-USA's athletic directors will vote to make Old Dominion eligible for the leagues 2014 football championship game. As it stands now, ODU will play a full conference scheduled in 2014 but, they are not allowed to compete in any postseason games, including the C-USA championship or a bowl.