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Athletics Director Brian White gives his thoughts on FAU’s future in Conference USA and conference realignment

With the rumors of changing conferences becoming widespread, Athletics Director Brian White explained FAU’s stance on the topic.

Brian White. Photo courtesy of FAU Athletics and graphic by Marcy Wilder and Michelle Rodriguez-Gonzalez.

In the ever-evolving world of college football, conference realignment and thoughts of leaving one conference for another have been on the minds of many teams.

In August, the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Big Ten, and Pac-12 formed a coalition to combat the expanding powerhouse that is the Southeastern Conference (SEC). This came a month after the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas announced they were departing the Big 12 for the SEC by July 1, 2025.