CONFIRMED: SFA returning to the Southland Conference

Sources have confirmed to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football that  Stephen F. Austin will depart the Western Athletic Conference and return to the Southland Conference. The move will happen for the 2024-2025 academic year. An official announcement is expected on Wednesday. Kyle McDonald first reported the news on WACHoopsNation on X/Twitter.

The Lumberjacks are returning to a different Southland Conference than they left in 2021. At that time, the future of the SLC was in question after Sam Houston, Lamar, and Abilene Christian joined Tarleton in the WAC. UIW was set to join the ‘Texas Four’ before the 2022-2023 school year. But that was before Chris Grant became Commissioner of the Southland Conference.