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FAU to spend at least $2.5 million to join the American Athletic Conference

The university will strike new monetary agreements once the change happens, including a television deal with ESPN.

Willie Taggart (left), John Kelly (center), and Brian White (right) speak following FAU’s victory over FIU on Oct. 2, 2021.

During a press conference on Oct. 21, Florida Atlantic University officially accepted an invitation to the American Athletic Conference (AAC), where they are projected to begin playing by 2023. This will bring many financial changes to the university, including a new television agreement.

“I know when coach [Howard] Schnellenberger started this [football] program, he had big dreams,” football head coach Willie Taggart said in a post-game press conference on Oct.