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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES CANCELLATION OF COMPETITION AND CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR REMAINDER OF ACADEMIC YEAR
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference announced today that all athletic competition and championships have been canceled for the remainder of the academic year.
In addition, all American institutions have ceased practicing.
THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
The American Athletic Conference (The American), a member of the NCAA, was reconstituted in 2013. With the conference office in Providence, Rhode Island, The American is comprised of the following institutions: UCF, Cincinnati, UConn, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, Navy (in football only), USF, SMU, Temple, Tulane and Tulsa. Wichita State (basketball and Olympic sports) joined the Conference on July 1, 2017. Under the leadership of Commissioner Mike Aresco, The American sponsors 22 championships – 10 for men and 12 for women; is a member of the College Football Playoff; has television partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports; in the spring of 2019, signed a landmark television agreement with ESPN that commences in 2020-21; and has a marketing partnership with Learfield. For more information, please visit www.TheAmerican.org.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES CANCELLATION OF COMPETITION AND CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR REMAINDER OF ACADEMIC YEAR
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference announced today that all athletic competition and championships have been canceled for the remainder of the academic year.
In addition, all American institutions have ceased practicing.
THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
The American Athletic Conference (The American), a member of the NCAA, was reconstituted in 2013. With the conference office in Providence, Rhode Island, The American is comprised of the following institutions: UCF, Cincinnati, UConn, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, Navy (in football only), USF, SMU, Temple, Tulane and Tulsa. Wichita State (basketball and Olympic sports) joined the Conference on July 1, 2017. Under the leadership of Commissioner Mike Aresco, The American sponsors 22 championships – 10 for men and 12 for women; is a member of the College Football Playoff; has television partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports; in the spring of 2019, signed a landmark television agreement with ESPN that commences in 2020-21; and has a marketing partnership with Learfield. For more information, please visit www.TheAmerican.org.
