So Ohio keeps Columbus Crew SC. Austin gets an official MLS nod for a team — but for now, the Texas capital city only has Anthony Precourt on the roster. A pending lawsuit in the mix stands to get dismissed. And sanity is returning to both Columbus and Austin.
Precourt Sports Ventures maintains its mission to launch an MLS franchise in Austin. But Ohio’s state law throwing a poison pill into pro sports teams moving away worked. Columbus Crew SC stays put and won’t become Austin FC.
MLS released a statement on the moves on October 12.