Western Illinois will exit the Summit League and MVFC and move the Leathernecks' portfolio to the OVC. WIU will join the OVC starting this fall, with FB to join in 2024 after playing its final season in the MVFC this fall. AD Bubb: "This represents a new start, and a new era for Leatherneck Athletics against some old rivalries, as well as some new teams in our geographic footprint. When you look at the schools in the Ohio Valley Conference, you see schools which are similar in enrollment, the size of communities where they exist, the academic programs they offer and the athletic budgets each has to work with at the Division I level." (link)