SWAC invites Tennessee State to join

[dbackjon]

The Southwestern Athletic Conference has invited Tennessee State to join the league, The Times has learned.

Tennessee State, currently a member of the Ohio Valley Conference, plays two or three SWAC schools annually, and league officials believe the Tigers would be a good fit.

TSU athletics director Teresa Phillips, reached earlier this week, elected not to comment on the issue, but said school officials have discussed conference affiliation in recent years.
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[dbackjon]

Also from article...

A SWAC insider said the league isn't looking for another member to make it a 12-team league. Instead, the league would likely do away with its football championship game and crown a regular season champion and send the winner to the Legacy Bowl against the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champion. The Legacy Bowl, similar to the now-defunct Heritage Bowl, which pitted the two conference champions against each other in a black college bowl game, is on the table.

[dbackjon]

this would be more expensive for TSU, and a step down in competition

[89Hen]

this would be more expensive for TSU, and a step down in competition

Not like they're killing it in the OVC. 1998 and 99 were their last trips to the post-season.

[dbackjon]

this would be more expensive for TSU, and a step down in competition

Not like they're killing it in the OVC. 1998 and 99 were their last trips to the post-season.

But at least there is a chance...

Cost would be a big factor too, it would seem. In the OVC, They have 4 schools in a 2 hour drive. In SWAC, one.

In the OVC, longest trip 5 hours. In SWAC, most are that or longer, up to 13 hours.