By Reggie Gatlin-Holt

Jan 18, 2024

WESTERVILLE, Ohio – The Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC), the third-oldest collegiate athletic conference in the nation, has a rich tradition dating back to 1902.  The conference provides structure and leadership to its members as they prepare student-athletes for success in the classroom, competition, and life.

We would like to thank John Carroll University for the years spent competing in the OAC and wish them best of luck as they transition to the North Coast Athletic Conference.

The OAC is committed to future strategic conversations with peer conferences and select institutions that align with the conference’s belief that athletics is an extension of higher educational programs and academic excellence.  Through these collaborations, the OAC will consider conference-specific composition and scheduling as well as creative approaches aimed at benefiting Division III as a whole.

While those strategic conversations are ongoing, the OAC and the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference plan to enter into a football scheduling agreement for the 2025 football season and are in the process of determining whether crossover scheduling in other sports for that same year may be appropriate.

We look forward to serving student-athletes and fans with great athletic programming long into the future.

COURTESY OAC COMMUNICATIONS