The Ohio Valley Conference was shaken with another round of bad news Friday afternoon. Austin Peay State University, in a move ratified by its Board of Trustees, announced an official move to the ASUN Conference beginning with the 2022-23 athletics season, with the conference quickly accepting the Governors as its full 13th member.
The Governors move to the ASUN after being members of the Ohio Valley Conference since 1962, during which time Austin Peay won 69 league titles—including 21 since 2010. All 17 of Austin Peay’s intercollegiate athletic programs will move to the ASUN and upon joining the league will be immediately eligible for conference awards, postseason play and NCAA Tournament automatic berths.
Beginning in Fall 2022, the Govs will be joined by football-playing members Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State and North Alabama—cementing the league with the necessary six members to guarantee an automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs. In addition to the football-playing members of the league, the Govs will regularly meet Bellarmine, Florida Gulf Coast, Jacksonville, Liberty, Lipscomb, North Florida and Stetson in league competition.
The ASUN will be in its 44th season when Austin Peay begins play in Fall 2022. The ASUN is now the 15th NCAA Division I conference to sponsor FCS football. The addition of football brought the total number of ASUN sponsored sports to 20.
Austin Peay will officially complete the move to the ASUN on July 1, 2022.
— Courtesy APSU Athletics
