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Reports: Delaware to join Conference USA

Delaware State's Martaz Robinson moves too late to stop Delaware's Jameer Nelson Jr. from getting to a loose ball  in the first half of the Blue Hens' 77-69 win at the Bob Carpenter Center, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022.

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Delaware will join Conference USA in all sports for the 2025-26 season, multiple outlets reported Monday.

The Fightin’ Blue Hens will make the jump from FCS to FBS in football and will leave the Coastal Athletic Association.

A formal announcement is expected this week, per the reports.

U.S. President Joe Biden’s alma mater has been in the CAA for basketball since 2001-02. The men’s basketball team is off to a 5-1 start this season.

The Delaware football team joined the CAA in 2005. The Blue Hens (9-3, 6-2) will play Montana in the second round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday.

Based in Newark, Del., the university has 21 varsity athletic teams.

–Field Level Media

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