MTSU Moves Early To C-USA

Middle Tennessee State University will become a full member of Conference USA on July 1, 2013, after agreeing Tuesday to separate early from the Sun Belt Conference.
MTSU announced Nov. 29, 2012, that it would join C-USA no later than July 1, 2014. However, the University decided recently to negotiate with C-USA and the Sun Belt to make the change effective with the 2013-14 academic year.
The C-USA membership beginning July 1, 2013, will include Charlotte, East Carolina, FIU, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, Southern Miss, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, UTEP and UTSA.
C-USA’s existing media contracts include television partnerships with Fox Sports Media Group, CBS Sports Network and ESPN.
The Blue Raiders will begin their quest for C-USA titles in August with eight being available for men and nine for women.
MTSU will compete in the eastern division of the conference. The home and away football schedule for 2013 looks like this; Home: Western Carolina, Memphis, East Carolina, FIU, Marshall and UTEP… Away: North Carolina, BYU, FAU, North Texas, Southern Miss and UAB.