College
Hot Take Tuesday: Why DII football could be on the way out
Tarleton has already moved to Division I in football, but they won't be the last small college in Texas to move. Who is next? The Division II powerhouse Lone Star Conference suddenly looks pretty appetizing.
Back in Oct. 2019, Tarleton State announced that it would leave the Lone Star Conference and move up to Division I. Without knowing it, Tarleton set off a cataclysmic shift that will have significant ripples in the small college universe.
Now, the “Texas Four” of Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, Lamar and Abilene Christian are all heading to the Western Athletic Conference with the Texans. Central Arkansas is now heading to the Atlantic Sun. We’re nowhere near done.
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