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Deion Sanders has visions of merger with MEAC to form HBCU super conference

Kendrick Marshall by Kendrick Marshall
September 4, 2021
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If Deion Sanders had his way, the SWAC would be just like the SEC.

Hours before Jackson State is set to open the fall season, Sanders expressed his desire for the conference to expand in response to a question about the additions of Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman.

“We love it. The more the merrier. The president of the SWAC, (Charles McClelland) he’s been doing a phenomenal job,” said Sanders Friday ahead of Sunday’s Orange Blossom Classic. “And I like what he’s doing. I love his vision. I love what he is thinking.”

Florida A&M and Bethune Cookman both officially joined the SWAC in July after announcing intentions last fall to bolt the MEAC.

Sanders also suggested that the MEAC — with just six remaining football-playing schools — join forces with the SWAC to create a true super conference.

Also read: ‘Change is good’: Bethune-Cookman, Florida A&M excited to join HBCU ‘power conference’

“Personally, I wish the MEAC would fold up like a tent and just come on so we could really do this thing like the SEC,” he said. “That’s my hope. That’s my dream. I’m pretty sure that’s not going to happen no time expeditiously.”

Recently, McClelland had described the SWAC as a “power conference” after the league grew to 12 teams in a matter of months.

In addition to the two Florida school defections, the MEAC has lost Hampton and North Carolina A&T to the Big South and Savannah State to the SIAC.

That reality is likely why Sanders believes it makes sense for the largest Division 1 HBCU conferences to merge.

“But when we think what’s best for everyone I think that would be best for everyone, some way to merge,” he said. “I don’t mean fold up, because they’re not a great conference, they are. But I just wish some way we could unite and make this into something really special and spectacular.”



Tags: Bethune-CookmanFlorida A&MJackson StateMEACSWAC
Kendrick Marshall

Kendrick Marshall

Kendrick Marshall is an award-winning journalist and a graduate of Jackson State University.

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Comments 4

  1. Rod Brown says:
    1 year ago

    The MEAC and SWAC conferences should consider merging.

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  2. David Heath says:
    1 year ago

    I BELIEVE COACH PRIME IS RIGHT WAT IS LEFT OVER N THE MEAC SHOULD GO WIT THE SWAC N FORM A BIG CONFERENCE I WOULD EVEN LOVE TO C MY FAV HBCU JOIN I KNOW THEY R A D2 SCHOOL BUT TIME N MONEY PUT N TO IT WOULD HELP IT GROW IM TALKING BOUT THEM HOT BOYZ FROM WSSU N U KNOW DIS MAN GO RAMS

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  3. Don Vince says:
    1 year ago

    Different geographical regions. Mid-level D1 schools can’t charter flights like SEC and Big 10 teams. Got to think about basketball and the non revenue sports in the MEAC and SWAC too. Nice idea but fiscally impossible

    Reply
  4. Pearlis Eley says:
    1 year ago

    Possible

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