just from google searching... asun does not have football, but it's members that play football, play in the big south, but they are in the process of a major expansion / realignment and starting up asun football (fcs) with the asun's plan to go to (fbs) in a few years (as they get enough schools ready to make the jump) ... teams coming from ovc, big south, southland and some other conferences. Seems all this will be a much stronger and better conference to be in, than the southland and a possible path for UCA to becoming a FBS school ... but this is all just guessing from google searching reading, if true, sure the ASUN, UCA and the other schools will be announcing more as it comes together... if I am reading the tea leaves wrong... post back any corrections/thoughts or where it's a wrong guess... it seems all is in the making and lots going on that still coming together for asun football.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Sun_Conferencerelated... NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Thomas Ashworth, Correspondent
The Atlantic Sun Conference released a statement on Monday detailing a “major expansion plan” for the conference, with the potential of adding Jacksonville State and others, according to media reports.
“On November 6, the ASUN Presidents’ Council confirmed its commitment to multi-school expansion, and approved specific action steps to put the ASUN at the forefront of mid-major conference realignment in the southeast,” the ASUN press release reads.
Kendall Rogers, the co-managing editor of D1Baseball, tweeted Monday that the conference voted to enter into a 60-day negotiating period with hopes of adding Eastern Kentucky, Central Arkansas and Jacksonville State. An hour later, Jeff Goodman of Stadium later confirmed Rogers’ tweet, saying that the conference is “likely” to add those three teams.
“Despite changing dynamics in conference realignment based on institutional moves over the past six months and the new reality of financial stress from the pandemic, the ASUN continues to lead the discussion on realignment in its footprint,” the press release read.
From 1995 to 2003, JSU was a part of the Atlantic Sun Conference before it joined the Ohio Valley Conference and has won 78 OVC championships since joining. This includes five straight OVC championships from the Gamecocks football team from 2014 to 2019.
ASUN league members who play football are considered provisional members of the Big South Conference for football, but the conference itself doesn’t have that sport.
Attempts to reach JSU Athletic Director Greg Seitz for comment on Friday were unsuccessful.