{"id":116714,"date":"2024-10-12T10:55:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T17:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/?p=116714"},"modified":"2024-10-12T10:55:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T17:55:39","slug":"fbs-umass-mac-college-football-conference-2025-cpcp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fbs-umass-mac-college-football-conference-2025-cpcp\/","title":{"rendered":"UMass To The MAC: UMass Football Joining The MAC College Football Conference In 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Earlier this year, the MAC<\/a> announced UMass would be returning to the league beginning on July 1, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That means, for the first time in more than a decade, UMass has a conference home. Here\u2019s more info about the move and what it means for the Minutemen football team.<\/p>\n\n\n

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UMass-MAC Conference Arrangement & Timetable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Most of UMass\u2019 sports will be competing in the MAC after the 2024-25 academic year. That includes football, men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball, baseball, men\u2019s and women\u2019s cross country, field hockey, men\u2019s and women\u2019s track and field, women\u2019s lacrosse, women\u2019s soccer, softball, men\u2019s and women\u2019s swimming and diving, and women\u2019s tennis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of now, UMass is independent in football and plays in the Atlantic 10 in all other sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs one of the nation\u2019s leading public research universities, with a rich tradition of intercollegiate athletics, UMass Amherst is well suited to join the similarly situated institutions of the Mid-American Conference,\u201d Chancellor Javier A. Reyes said in a press release. \u201cWe are aligned with the MAC in our institutional missions, our values, and the profound impact we have on our respective communities. We join the MAC with great enthusiasm knowing that this affiliation through athletics will elevate and extend the profile and exposure of both UMass Amherst and all members of the MAC\u2019s member institutions significantly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What Conference & Division Is UMass Football In?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

UMass has been an independent football program since 2015. The Minutemen were in the MAC before then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UMass\u2019 first season in the FBS<\/a> was 2012. The Minutemen played in the MAC for three years before going independent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UMass will be the 13th member of the MAC in football. The conference is getting rid of divisions for the 2024 season and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday marks a historic moment for the Mid-American Conference as we proudly welcome the University of Massachusetts into our family,\u201d MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said in a press release. \u201cAdding UMass is an exciting next step as we increase the strength of our collective programs. We are thrilled to welcome their student-athletes, coaches, administrators, alumni and fans to the Conference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe opportunity to add a state flagship institution with exceptional academics and a storied athletics tradition does not come along often. I look forward to our collaborative efforts in providing outstanding opportunities for student-athletes to maximize their intellectual and athletic pursuits.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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