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That was the plea FCS commissioners made to FBS commissioners at a meeting in Park City, Utah in June. “To me, the key for success in Division I football across the entire division is that we maintain our ties to the highest level of Division I football.” “As things unfold nationally, I think we have to have a game plan in place for where we think we’ll fit into whatever landscape develops,” she said. Viverito, with more time to devote to football, said she plans on spending extended time at each member school this fall and plans to meet with every head coach, athletic director and president. That will be a topic of conversation among league presidents, Viverito said. In other words, if Division I football does split into three divisions, look for the Valley to make a big push to be at the second level and a postseason playoff that looks similar to what it currently has. I think we are somewhat protected given our geography but that said, it's’ also a testament to our university presidents who have been steadfast in their vision for what this league should be, and is, and that is to be the most competitive conference at whatever level the NCAA offers a championship opportunity in Division I football.”

“I’m not going to suggest anything other than presidential leadership and geography that makes that so. “Relative to my peers, it’s been a piece of cake,” she said, referring to other conference commissioners. She said if the Valley were a more southern-located league that realignment within the conference would most likely look different. “I’ll take the under, I’ll take the two (divisions) but I won’t be surprised if I’m wrong. “I think it takes a lot to move that needle,” said Viverito, when asked about her best guest what realignment will look like in five years. It’s what could spin off if there is continued movement in the Power Five leagues and Division I football eventually splits into three divisions. It’s not the Valley that Viverito is worried about. The FCS won another “challenge series” with the Big Sky Conference in nonconference matchups and is 8-3 against the Big Sky in the FCS playoffs the past four seasons.Īnd North Dakota State won its ninth national title in the last 11 seasons with only JMU interrupting that streak in 2016 and Sam Houston in the spring of 2021. The MVFC had nine picks in the NFL Draft last spring, the most ever. The league went 25-5 in nonconference games against other FCS foes with all five losses to ranked teams that made the playoffs. Valley football continues to lead the way in the FCS. “In my 40 years in college sports, I’ve never witnessed so much uncertainty in the collegiate sports landscape,” said Viverito, who is no longer an associate commissioner with the multi-sport Missouri Valley Conference.

That doesn’t mean the veteran commissioner is breathing easy with membership. Meanwhile, the Missouri Valley added one school for 2023 in Murray State, but everybody else in the conference has remained status quo with no impending rumors of movement anytime soon.