FCS

OVC, Southland Conference announce football scheduling alliance

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. and FRISCO, Texas – The Ohio Valley Conference and Southland Conference have announced plans for a football scheduling alliance between the two NCAA Division I FCS leagues in the 2022 and 2023 seasons.  OVC Commissioner Beth DeBauche and Southland Commissioner Tom Burnett made the joint announcement Monday.

The planned collaboration will see institutions from each conference fill available non-conference dates on schedules in the next two years with a focus toward competitive balance and reasonable travel.  In addition to providing quality Division I FCS non-conference matchups, the alliance will allow increased visibility, exposure and branding for each Conference. Both the OVC and Southland have longstanding ESPN broadcast agreements.