Oct 26, 2021 · NEW ORLEANS — The Sun Belt Conference announced Tuesday the addition of The University of Southern Mississippi into the league after a unanimous vote of the Sun Belt CEOs. Southern Miss will join the Sun Belt Conference no later than July 1, 2023.

The Sun Belt comprises the southern tier of the U.S., including the states of Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, South Carolina, Texas, roughly two-thirds of California (up to Greater Sacramento), and the southern parts of Arkansas, North Carolina, Nevada, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Utah.

The Sun Belt Conference (SBC) is a collegiate athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Originally a non-football conference, the Sun Belt began sponsoring football in 2001. Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).

Jul 1, 2022 · NEW ORLEANS — The Sun Belt Conference begins a new chapter in its history on Friday, July 1, as it officially welcomes James Madison, Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Miss to its 14-member conference.

Oct 26, 2021 · HATTIESBURG — Conference realignment in college athletics has reached Mississippi. Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Keith Gill announced the addition of Southern Miss during a press...

Oct 26, 2021 · Make no mistake, Southern Miss has made the correct — and probably long overdue — decision to exit Conference USA and enter the Sun Belt Conference. The move was made official at a press conference in Hattiesburg on Tuesday.

Jan 9, 2025 · – The Sun Belt Conference announced Thursday morning the league opponents for the 2025 Southern Miss football schedule. Under first-year coach Charles Huff, the Golden Eagles are set to play Troy, Texas State and ULM at home, while road trips are scheduled to Arkansas State, Louisiana and South Alabama as part of the school's divisional slate.

May 26, 2024 · Southern Miss overcame a tournament record six home runs by Georgia Southern, rallying with a five-run ninth inning to take a 14-11 win over the Eagles on Sunday in the championship game of the Guardian Credit Union Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship presented by Troy University.

Aug 8, 2024 · – The Sun Belt Conference today announced the complete 18-game conference schedule for all 14 member institutions. Southern Miss plays host to nine Sun Belt competitions at Reed Green Coliseum in addition to the guaranteed home game against a MAC opponent as part of the MAC-SBC Challenge.

Oct 23, 2021 · Southern Mississippi accepted an invitation to join the Sun Belt Conference on Friday, dealing another blow to Conference USA, which already had six members announce their departures this week.