Reports surfaced Monday that Memphis, Tulane, USF, and UTSA are expected to remain in the American Athletic Conference despite recently exploring potentially joining Pac-12 expansion. A league that lost 10 programs in the latest round of conference realignment and recently announced the addition of four Mountain West teams to the league earlier this month.

A group of the AAC’s top programs announced their commitment to their conference quickly following those reports. A joint statement they made alongside the AAC that can be seen below.

“We are the American Athletic Conference. A conference that prioritizes student-athlete welfare, has proud academic institutions, produces fierce competition at the highest level, and has outstanding linear and direct-to-consumer national media partners.”

“Together, we are committed to continuing to build the American brand, exploring new opportunities for exposure and value, and developing innovative economic resources, all in service of our student-athletes.”

“While we acknowledge receiving interest in our institutions from other conferences, we firmly believe that it is in our individual and collective best interest to uphold our commitment to each other. Together, we will continue to modernize the conference, elevate the student-athlete experience, achieve championship-winning successes, and build the future.”

This report will be further updated momentarily

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