In Jan. 2017, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia voted to consolidate Georgia Southern and Armstrong State University into one school. The vote came without consideration from faculty and students from either school and there were mixed feelings about the merger.
On New Year's Day in 2018, Georgia Southern and Armstrong State officially consolidated and there were many complications including budget cuts in many departments. As students, parents and faculty were forced to become acquainted with all of the changes that come with combining institutions, one of the many groups affected by the change were the student-athletes.