The Sun Belt Conference announced plans Tuesday morning to go forward in allowing each of its football teams a 12-game schedule.
Each league member will play an eight-conference game slate with an option of adding as many as four non-conference opponents. The season can start as early as the last weekend in August, though most teams will likely gear towards a Labor Day weekend opener.
Troy University, a member of the Sun Belt, lost two non-conference foes from its original schedule when the SWAC postponed its season and the SEC announced it would play only a 10-game conference schedule.