 In April 2012, several reports linked ODU to possible realignment in FBS conferences Big East and Conference USA (C-USA) with possible conference play that begin as soon as 2013.The Big East reports were silenced with the addition of schools University of Houston, University of Central Florida, Southern Methodist University, and University of Memphis.However, the C-USA was still interested in ODU after adding five new schools including University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Florida International, University of North Texas, Louisiana Tech, and Texas-San Antonio.