Texas Southern, Sam Houston State and Houston Baptist are separated by tens of millions of dollars and several ledges on the NCAA food chain from the discussion about expanded decision-making powers for the richest collegiate conferences.
But athletic directors at each school know they could at some point be affected by whatever decisions are made by their more affluent counterparts at Texas, Texas A&M, Alabama, Ohio State and USC.
Interesting piece of the article:
TSU athletic director Charles McClelland can envision a scenario where Texas Southern could stay in the Southwestern Athletic Conference or seek out another Football Championship Subdivision league or even a Football Bowl Subdivision conference.
"The only thing I can guarantee you is that TSU will be ready when the time comes. If that means staying where we are or moving on to an FBS program, we are positioning ourselves to have that option and not to be forced in one direction or another."
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