Topic - American Athletic Conference

The American Athletic Conference, also known as The American, is an American collegiate athletic conference with member institutions located in the northeastern, midwestern, and southern part of the United States. The conference is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, and led by Commissioner Michael Aresco. The American participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I in athletic competitions; for football, it is a part of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). - Source: Wikipedia

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In this Jan. 31, 2012 file photo, Rutgers Athletic Director Tim Pernetti listens to a question during a news conference in Piscataway, N.J. The American Athletic Conference has hired former Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti as its next commissioner to replace the retiring Mike Aresco. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

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In this Aug. 4, 2015, file photo, American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco addresses the media during an NCAA football media day in Newport, R.I. Aresco is retiring as commissioner of the AAC at the end of the current academic year on May 31, 2024, after serving during a period of constant change in college athletics while championing for his and other leagues outside the Power Five. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)

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FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2017, file photo, American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco, left, talks with Connecticut athletic director David Benedict, right, before an NCAA college basketball game between UConn and South Carolina in Storrs, Conn. On Thursday, June 27, 2019, Aresco said that there is no chance it will allow UConn to stay as a football-only member in the American after most of UConn's athletic programs were officially welcomed back into the Big East, a conference which does not offer football. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

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