Friends, it’s time. Missouri State University is finally an FBS school.
Things have come a long way since May 10, 2024 when, as one of his final acts as university president, Clif Smart announced that MSU had accepted an invitation into Conference USA (CUSA), with a donation from local booster Tom Strong that helped the Bears jump the $5 million hurdle to join the Football Bowl Subdivision.
Now, with a new president, a new athletic director, a new basketball coach and multiple new playing surfaces, Missouri State athletics is going to look a lot different than it did in May 2024.