From Sports Illustrated:
Delaware is preparing to join Conference USA in the 2025–26 academic year, according to multiple reports.
With Delaware’s move from the FCS to the FBS, it would become the first program required to pay the $5 million application fee, per Brett McMurphy of Action Network. In October, the NCAA Division I Council raised the cost from $5,000 to $5 million to move up from FCS to FBS. (Gee, I wonder whether state taxpayers are underwriting that cost…)