![]() ![]() Conference USA's invitation provided the right opportunity at the right time to reclassify our football program and broaden the national footprint of our athletic program, and was supported by our Board of Visitors, as well as many of our donors and the community," added Broderick. "The uncertain national landscape of conference membership necessitated a consideration of our future and, in particular, our football program. "Our university has performed considerable due diligence in examining the impact an NCAA reclassification of football and conference change could have on the university, overall student body and athletic programs, in particular ensuring that such a move could be made without an increase in student fees. #CONFERENCE USA TEAMS FULL#The future for ODU athletics is bright with Conference USA and full of opportunities for new levels of excellence," said Broderick, who participated in a news conference today to formally announce the athletic program's new league affiliation. "We are very proud today to announce a bold step forward for Old Dominion University to a well-respected, established and successful conference. Old Dominion President John Broderick announced today that the institution's athletic programs have entered into a membership agreement with Conference USA, and that the university will seek reclassification of its football program from the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision to the Football Bowl Subdivision, effective July 1, 2013. ODU Announces Plans to Join Conference USA ![]() Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship. ![]()
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