Q&A: Outgoing Sun Belt Commissioner Karl Benson

Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Karl Benson said Monday the league has refocused its priorities toward earning a spot in one of college football’s top six bowl games.Sweeping changes are coming to the Sun Belt.

As soon as next spring, a new commissioner will replace outgoing Sun Belt Commissioner Karl Benson, whose contractual term with the Sun Belt concludes next summer. As soon 2020, the Sun Belt expects to be affiliated with a new bowl game.

Benson, 66, who was named the Sun Belt’s fifth commissioner in 2012, sat down for an exclusive interview with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette earlier this week, where the commissioner discussed many wide-ranging alterations coming for the Sun Belt.

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