Category: JMCC

New South Launching Football in 2025

After years of planning, negotiation, and collaboration, the New South Athletic Conference is pleased to announce that it will add football as its next sport beginning in the fall of 2025.

“It think football will bring a major focus to us,” said NSAC President Joel Williams, AD and head football coach at Atlantis University. “It think that people are going to catch on to the vision of what the New South is trying to do. Football is a great commodity for a school to have and makes enrollment more attractive.”

“It’s been a long time in coming because we wanted to do it right,” added commissioner Mike Davis. “Several of our current members already have football and wanted a home for their team. They will now have that as well as a competitive spot for their other sports.”

Current members with football programs include The Apprentice School, Atlantis, John Melvin University (Louisiana), Lighthouse Christian College, South Carolina Central Christian College, and Westgate Christian University. John Melvin Christian College (Florida) is adding football next year.

Talks continue with a number of other schools across the South who are considering joining as well. Watch for updates at newsouthconference.com/football.

Photo by Riley McCullough on Unsplash

John Melvin Christian College (FL) Approved for Membership

After previously approving John Melvin University of Crowley, Louisiana for membership, the New South Athletic Conference Board of Directors extended an invitation to JMU’s sister institution, John Melvin Christian College of Pace, Florida, to join for the 2024-25 season.

JMCC will formally open this fall and sponsor teams in men’s basketball, baseball, volleyball and possibly softball.

“We are blessed with the opportunity to be part of a great conference with high-quality competition,” said Jean Melvin Angeron, Co-Founder of JMCC. “The NSAC is a great fit for our mission to help students advance academically, athletically, and spiritually.”

“It was natural for us to accept both institutions,” said NSAC Commissioner Mike Davis. “We look forward to ‘Excelling Together’ for years to come.”