FINALIZED: Louisiana Tech’s Sun Belt TRANSFER Set for July 1—Conference Landscape SHIFTS

About this episode

Dave Schultz discusses Louisiana Tech's upcoming move to the Sun Belt Conference and its implications for college sports.

Louisiana Tech officially joins the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2026, setting off a wave of excitement—and questions—across college sports. What was behind the delays, what did it cost, and how will this move impact Sun Belt rivals like Arkansas State, ULM, and Southern Miss? Dave Schultz breaks down the legal maneuvering, implications for conference realignment, and what these shifts could mean amid a rapidly changing college football landscape. On the court and diamond, major Sun Belt basketball transfers such as Adam Olson (South Alabama to Auburn) and Luke Wilson (App State to Syracuse) cash in on big NIL deals, while Joshua Lewis’s last-minute exit stings for the Cajuns. Plus, Arkansas State’s record-breaking baseball inning, tough losses for Troy and Old Dominion, and Southern Miss’s surge towards national seed status leave listeners wondering: which Sun Belt teams will rise above the chaos as the new season approaches?

People in this episode

Host: Dave Schultz

Topics covered

• conference realignment
• college sports
• basketball transfers
• NIL deals
• Sun Belt teams
• baseball
• football

Keywords

• Louisiana Tech
• Sun Belt Conference
• Arkansas State
• basketball transfers
• NIL deals
• college football
• realignment
• Southern Miss
• baseball

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Louisiana Tech, South Alabama, Auburn, App State, Syracuse

Places: Sun Belt Conference, Arkansas State, ULM, Southern Miss, Cajuns, Troy, Old Dominion

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