“I just don’t know.” “There are so many question marks that affect us.” “We’re just leaving the conference decisions up to the big guys in charge.” “I really don’t know what it looks like.”
Just about everything is up in the air as the Power Five conferences prepare for looming realignment. The ACC begins sponsoring gymnastics in 2024, which will include Clemson, Pittsburgh, North Carolina, and N.C. State. BYU joins the Big 12 in 2024. Oklahoma—as well as the University of Texas—will join the SEC for the 2025 season. Finally, UCLA—plus the University of Southern California—will likely join the Big Ten in the summer of 2024, also for the 2025 season.
Those big moves, motivated by revenue sports and media deals, leave smaller gymnastics conferences with questions as well. What will the MRGC do without BYU? How will the remaining EAGL teams adjust after the ACC group departs?
The answer, in short, is no one really knows. The Big Ten deal is rumored to be far from certain, although The Athletic has reported as recently as April 28 that things are still on track. Beyond simply changing conferences, some coaches also remain unclear on how the burgeoning super conferences will handle things like conference championships.
The SEC has solidified…
