Georgia Southern, Appalachian State
move from SoCon to Sun Belt Conference
Two of the most dominant programs in the Football Championship Subdivision are moving up to Football Bowl Subdivision.
Georgia Southern and Appalachian State announced in separate press conferences on their campuses Wednesday their athletic programs are leaving the Southern Conference to join the Sun Belt Conference in 2014.
JMU Football:
4 Years FBS: 40-11 (.784). Highest winning percentage & least losses of all of G5 2022-2025.
Sun Belt East Champions: 2022, 2023, 2025
Sun Belt Champions: 2025
Top 25 ranked: 2022, 2023, 2025
CFP: 2025
NMSU and Idaho will soon join as football-only members
New Mexico State and Idaho have been looking for a conference ever since the dissolution of the WAC. Both schools will be independents in 2013 before joining up in 2014.
