Is Division I football on its way to Chicago’s South Side? That’s the question that Chicago State University is hoping to answer. 'We would be Chicago’s only Division I football program.'
compete in the ASUN Conference but are moving up to FBS to join Conference USA on July 1, 2024.
“When we look at where the university strategically goes, I think the advantage that myself and President Scott have aligned with the university’s priorities,” Carroll said. “To grow enrollment; we know adding even 100 football players, what they could do for a university of our size. Looking at adding women’s sports along with that; we don’t have a number set for women’s sports, we don’t know what those sports will be yet; it aligns with the strategic goals. So it wasn’t that hard of a sale.
Chicago State currently sponsors seven men’s sports teams and eight women’s teams. The feasibility study looked at the addition of beach volleyball, softball and a marching band as well. A Predominantly Black Institution located in the city’s Roseland neighborhood, Chicago State has an enrollment of less than 3,000 and currently operates as an athletic independent, after spending nine years in the Western Athletic Conference. The school was a member of the NAIA and Division II before transitioning to Division I in 1994.
Carroll said she is optimistic that the committee’s findings could be completed by the end of the spring semester and that a fall 2025 start date would be manageable, based on the feasibility study’s findings.“The good thing about the city of Chicago is high school football is alive and well,” Carroll said.
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