The Athletic: Will James Madison’s Move Set Off More Realignment Dominoes? Here’s What We’re Hearing
October 13, 2026
Four years ago, James Madison University moved up from the Football Championship Subdivision to join the Sun Belt. The Sun Belt is scheduled to vote on “significantly” raising the league’s exit fees later this week, which created a de facto deadline for a school keen on improving its conference membership. O’Melveny partner Tim Heafner said: “I think everyone is looking at these different moving pieces and trying to see how they’re going to affect realignment down the line and what opportunities exist there.”
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