Findlay and Bluffton are Merging

[GLIAC Fan]

Heard on the news this morning that D2 Findlay and D3 Bluffton College are merging. Limited details thus far other than both schools will keep their athletic departments in tact for now.

Always thought Findlay was in a good place financially, evidently not.

[laker]

Heard on the news this morning that D2 Findlay and D3 Bluffton College are merging. Limited details thus far other than both schools will keep their athletic departments in tact for now.

Always thought Findlay was in a good place financially, evidently not.

I read that they might still have Findlay students play D2 and Bluffton play D3. Now that seems weird to me rather than merging the programs.

[crixus]

Findlay Bluffton reminds me of Dunder Mifflin. LOL

[crixus]

Heard on the news this morning that D2 Findlay and D3 Bluffton College are merging. Limited details thus far other than both schools will keep their athletic departments in tact for now.

Always thought Findlay was in a good place financially, evidently not.

Here's the story. https://newsroom.findlay.edu/univers...c-partnership/

[ctrabs74]

Heard on the news this morning that D2 Findlay and D3 Bluffton College are merging. Limited details thus far other than both schools will keep their athletic departments in tact for now.

Always thought Findlay was in a good place financially, evidently not.

Both universities “come to this potential merger from a place of financial stability,” according to the [Lima (Ohio) News].

Take that for what it's worth, but that was the only thing other than regurgitating the press releases that other media outlets have done.

[zimmy21]

So how does the NCAA allow that? Of a school is merging with another. Would it not just be considered one school? Or is this a Boys/Girls College merging?

[WVIAC-F-EVER]

NCAA membership requires a degree to be granted

so as long as Findlay is granting degrees and Bluffton is granting degrees - then two separate institutions

[boatcapt]

So how does the NCAA allow that? Of a school is merging with another. Would it not just be considered one school? Or is this a Boys/Girls College merging?

See the PSAC were six schools merged into two...with six separate athletic programs.

[zimmy21]

See the PSAC were six schools merged into two...with six separate athletic programs.

Interesting to say the least