Coastal Carolina joins the Sun Belt
The most immediate change is the addition of Coastal Carolina University (CCU) to all sports this fall, with the exception of football. The Chanticleers officially made the move on July 1, one day after their baseball team won the College World Series (CWS), and is now the 12th member of the Sun Belt.
The CCU football program will undergo a transition equivalent to what Georgia Southern did in the 2013 and 2014 seasons. They will compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) one more season before playing a full Sun Belt schedule in the 2017-2018 season.