A state away, the Robert Morris Colonials had an announcement of their own - a move to the Horizon league. Robert Morris has been in the Northeast Conference since the leagues 1981 inception. In the Horizon, they find a geographical fit with fellow Ohio Valley and Great Lakes Region schools. The Colonials' football program will join the Big South, which grows to nine football members after its recent additions.
The Big South could make things interesting. The impending departure of A&T and FAMU has already placed the MEAC on shakier ground, and word on the street is that Bethune-Cookman has a wandering eye as well. HBCU Gameday has examined a number of realignment scenarios involving the current MEAC programs, and the Big South could be a landing place for some programs should the MEAC falter. After the realignment that we already know about, the Big South will have 12 members in most sports and nine in football, and could be a landing place for schools in the middle of the MEAC's geography that wish to remain DI. BCU could also fill the hole that NJIT leaves in the A-Sun for most sports, while becoming a football only member of the Big South, which already reaches beyond its Carolinas/Virginia footprint to include Kennesaw State and North Alabama in its football league. For now, we'll just have to wait and see where this carousel ends.
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