New members dive into AAC recruiting wars

[mustangfan]

A new era in American Athletic Conference football dawns on July 1 when the league experiences a major turnover in members.

The decision last summer by three of the AAC’s major football programs — Cincinnati, Houston and Central Florida — to depart for membership in the Big 12 Conference had league officials searching for replacements that could continue its gridiron success. Those three programs have won seven of the 10 AAC football titles since the league was established in 2013.

AAC officials moved quickly to fill those voids, announcing last June that Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, Alabama-Birmingham and Texas-San Antonio would come aboard for the 2023-24 academic year. The move brings the football-playing members of the conference to 14 and puts the AAC into some of the biggest media markets in the nation.

And for football, it also adds some up-and-coming coaches, players and programs to the league’s strong group of holdovers: East Carolina, Memphis, Navy, Southern Methodist, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa and South Florida.

read more:  https://bonesville.net/2023/01/02/sammy-batten-conference-recruiting-article/

[meangreenfaninno]

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Coach said (on being tied with Memphis for top recruiting class among Group of 5 schools): “I didn’t come here to be the best in the G5. I want us to get a Power 5. To me we’re 55 spots behind where we need to be. We have to get our NIL money up or we’re never going to be there. I didn’t get the San Antonio kids because (Texas) A&M got them, Oregon got them, or Georgia got them. Follow where the players are going. Follow the trail.” — UTSA coach Jeff Traylor

 

[southsideguy]

 

[emmitt01]

2 hours ago, mustangfan said:

A new era in American Athletic Conference football dawns on July 1 when the league experiences a major turnover in members.

The decision last summer by three of the AAC’s major football programs — Cincinnati, Houston and Central Florida — to depart for membership in the Big 12 Conference had league officials searching for replacements that could continue its gridiron success. Those three programs have won seven of the 10 AAC football titles since the league was established in 2013.

AAC officials moved quickly to fill those voids, announcing last June that Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, Alabama-Birmingham and Texas-San Antonio would come aboard for the 2023-24 academic year. The move brings the football-playing members of the conference to 14 and puts the AAC into some of the biggest media markets in the nation.

And for football, it also adds some up-and-coming coaches, players and programs to the league’s strong group of holdovers: East Carolina, Memphis, Navy, Southern Methodist, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa and South Florida.

read more:  https://bonesville.net/2023/01/02/sammy-batten-conference-recruiting-article/

Sooo, the experience of walking around San Antonio Community College versus walking around aTm, Georgia or Oregon didn’t  affect their decisions?  Hmmm, interesting take Mr. Traylor.