Western Kentucky's conference home is set -- for now.
After discussions in the Mid-American Conference of possible expansion that would have included the Hilltoppers as part of conference realignment across Division I athletics, the MAC informed WKU on Wednesday it would remain at its current 12 members.
It means WKU will stay in a new-look Conference USA that lost nine of its current members and added four new ones starting in 2023.
"I know that there's certainly some uncertainty among our fans with how much Conference USA has changed and I know a lot of them -- I could tell -- became increasingly excited about the opportunity to join the MAC, as were we, but this is just one chapter in the book.