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The 2014 season will be Salisbury University’s football team’s last in the Empire 8 conference, as they head to the New Jersey Athletic Conference in the 2015 season.
“The move to the New Jersey Athletic Conference brings an exciting new era in Salisbury University football,” said Salisbury Director of Athletics and Recreation Michael Vienna. “We are looking forward to a great relationship with this outstanding organization.”
Four other members of the Capital Athletic Conference, including Frostburg State, Christopher Newport University and Wesley College will make the move to the NJAC as well, joining Rowan University, Montclair State University, The College of New Jersey, Kean University, and William Patterson University. For SU, the move will only involve the football team, as the other 20 SU varsity teams will remain in the CAC.
“We are excited about joining the New Jersey Athletic Conference,” said SU head football coach, Sherman Wood. “The addition of the CAC schools merging with 5 traditionally strong New Jersey (schools) makes up arguably the toughest conference in the nation.”