Report: UMass joining MAC for all sports
Oct 14, 2023; University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions defensive end Jameial Lyons (19) pressures Massachusetts Minutemen quarterback Ahmad Haston (16) during the fourth quarter at Beaver Stadium. Penn State defeated Massachusetts 63-0. credits: Matthew O'Haren-USA TODAY Sports The University of Massachusetts is set to join the Mid-American Conference for all sports starting in 2025-26, ESPN reported Monday.
UMass currently competes as an independent in football and in the Atlantic 10 for most other men's and women's athletic programs.
MAC presidents voted on Monday to invite UMass as a new member and the school is expected to accept, according to the report.
The Minutemen would join the 12 current full MAC members: Akron, Bowling Green State, Buffalo, Kent State, Miami (Ohio), Ohio, Ball State, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo and Western Michigan.
UMass previously competed in the MAC for four seasons in football from 2012-15, compiling an overall record of 8-40 with a 7-25 mark in league play. The Minutemen finished 3-9 in 2023.
The Amherst, Mass., school has been a member of the A-10 for men's and women's basketball since the 1982-83 season.
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