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2024 Stephen F. Austin State University and University of Texas Rio Grande Valley departed from the United Athletic Conference, with Stephen F. Austin moving to Southland and UTRGV also to Southland.
2024 University of West Georgia joined the United Athletic Conference.
2023 The United Athletic Conference began listing football conference champions from this year.
2023 Tarleton State University joined the United Athletic Conference.
2023 Jacksonville State University announced its departure from ASUN to join Conference USA (CUSA), an FBS conference.
2023 Kennesaw State University departed from the United Athletic Conference, moving to CUSA.
September 8 2023 The University of West Georgia announced its transition from Division II to join the ASUN in 2024, with its football program also joining the United Athletic Conference that same year.
April 17 2023 The ASUN-WAC Football Partnership formally rebranded as the United Athletic Conference (UAC). The NCAA subsequently denied the UAC's waiver request to be recognized as a single-sport FCS football conference.
January 5 2023 The ASUN and WAC jointly announced the establishment of a basic governing structure for the new football conference and hired Oliver Luck as executive director.
2022 Kennesaw State University joined the United Athletic Conference.
2022 Austin Peay State University, University of North Alabama, and Southern Utah University joined the United Athletic Conference.
December 20 2022 The ASUN and WAC officially confirmed the football merger, announcing the new football league would start playing in 2023 under the tentative name 'ASUN–WAC Football Conference'.
December 9 2022 ESPN reported that the ASUN and WAC agreed to form a new football-only conference planning to start play in 2024, with initial membership from nine schools across both conferences.
July 2022 WAC and ASUN Conference renewed their football alliance for the 2022 season.
April 8 2022 Lamar announced plans to return to the Southland Conference in 2023.
2021 University of Central Arkansas and Abilene Christian University joined the United Athletic Conference.
2021 WAC-ASUN Challenge initiated, which was a precursor to the formation of the United Athletic Conference.
November 5 2021 New Mexico State and Sam Houston announced they would leave the WAC for Conference USA in 2023.
September 17 2021 ASUN Conference announced Austin Peay State University as a new member for the 2022–23 season, expanding its football-sponsoring schools.
July 2021 The Texas Four universities joined the WAC, earlier than originally planned after being expelled from the Southland Conference.
January 29 2021 ASUN Conference announced the addition of University of Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky University, and Jacksonville State University, with plans to sponsor football in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) in 2022.
January 14 2021 WAC announced intention to reinstate football at the FCS level and add five new members: the 'Texas Four' (Abilene Christian University, Lamar University, Sam Houston State University, and Stephen F. Austin State University) and Southern Utah University.

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