First up is AAC Commissioner Mike Aresco.

#AAC Commissioner Mike Aresco says expansion emphasizes the #PowerSix not going away.

"Our Power Six campaign is going to be energized. It's not going away.The future is very bright. We feel that this conference can reach heights that we haven’t reached before."

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) October 21, 2021

FAU AD Brian White thanks President Kelly, the Board of Trustees, and the entire FAU community. He also gives thanks to those that are no longer with the university: Pat Chun, Lane Kiffin, and "most of all Howard Schnellenberger."

#FAU AD @Brian_E_White_: "We've built something special at Florida Atlantic... Coach Howard Schnellenerbger built this football program with very high ambitions. Ambition is a theme at Florida Atlantic University." pic.twitter.com/6DCRf89kxj

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) October 21, 2021

Brian White mentions how FAU's brand has skyrocketed in both athletics and academics.

#FAU AD @Brian_E_White_: "FAU has a laundry list of things that I can read off to show how great of an institution we have become. By many metrics we are the fastest improving university in the country... Our university and athletics grow with our community." pic.twitter.com/2rld9A7e2t

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) October 21, 2021

Mike Aresco talking about how these additions set the conference up well for the future. The added cash flow into their coffers will only support this growth.

#AAC Commissioner Mike Aresco: "It all comes down to school who you think will invest. Not only invest but continuously grow. We've been a conference that is in big markets, that's our DNA. These are schools that will align with our current institutions." pic.twitter.com/iw6j1BnOv4

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) October 21, 2021

Aresco mentioning the goals for the conference is to continue their growth within college athletics.

#AAC Commissioner Mike Aresco says that the league is building for the long term future. He points that nobody thought the conference would be to the level it is at now when it started nine years ago. "The increased exposure" will help the growth of the new programs like #FAU.

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) October 21, 2021

Brian White said that he talked to FIU AD Pete Garcia this morning with the message that the Owls will like to continue yearly competition, throughout all sports, with the Panthers.

#FAU AD @Brian_E_White_ said he had a conversation with #FIU's Pete Garcia this morning. Said FAU's stance will be to "continue the rivalry with the Panthers throughout all sports."

Sounds like the ball is now on FIU's court. If they are willing to play ball or not. pic.twitter.com/N9cAEmvevP

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) October 21, 2021

The theme here continues to be growth and investment.

"These are growing regions. The country's growth is in the South." Aresco mentions Texas, Florida, and Charlotte by name. Also mentions the the institutions in these areas will continue to grow, and invest, with their region around them.

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) October 21, 2021

That's it for this presser.

FAU will have their own at 4:30, live from the Schmidt Family Complex.

To close the @American_Conf presser, #AAC Commissioner Mike Aresco hammers the point that the additions are all growing institutions that have invested heavily in their athletics.

"We want to put our conference in the best possible position and I think we've done that."

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) October 21, 2021

Will it be possible to watch the presser?

You will be able to watch the stream You will be able to watch the stream directly in this thread at 4:30.