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American Conference Says It Is Not Actively Seeking Expansion
ESPN sources say Miami (Ohio), James Madison and UConn have contacted the league about potentially joining, despite its stated expansion position.
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Conference outlines its stance
The American Conference said in a statement Friday that it is not actively pursuing expansion, even as ESPN reported interest from Miami (Ohio), James Madison and UConn. Sources told ESPN that the schools approached the conference about the possibility of joining. That places the reported outreach with the interested schools, rather than with the American as part of an effort to add members. The distinction is central to the report: interest in joining a conference does not, by itself, mean that the conference is pursuing expansion. The American’s statement addresses its own approach, while ESPN’s sourcing identifies programs that have raised the possibility of membership.
Interest does not establish an outcome
The information reported leaves any potential membership outcome unresolved. It describes approaches about possibly joining, not agreements to enter the conference. Likewise, the American’s stated position is narrower than a blanket rejection of expansion. Saying it is not proactively seeking new members does not establish how it would respond to the interest described by ESPN. For now, the report presents outside interest alongside a conference publicly distancing itself from an active expansion push.
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