Since 2014, the American Athletic Conference has been a pioneer of College Athletics beyond the typical spectrum of the SEC and Big 10. In a world of craziness, Commissioner Mike Aresco has been an anchor during the storm of College Athletics. Every time new challenges arise on the horizon, Mike Aresco has kept his conference of the American Athletic on the forefront for others to follow.

Over the last two years, Commissioner Aresco has seen the waves of change come to the door front of his conference. Three teams are on their way out of the American Athletic Conference but fret not; Mike Aresco has a bigger plan for a better future for the AAC.

In a conversation with Mitch Davis of The Mitch Davis Show Podcast, Commissioner Aresco talked about the future of the AAC, jumping ahead of the curve, and how to build a better future for the conference.

For years, Commissioner Aresco has been leading the charge for the American Athletic Conference to be the next great conference. Since his reign as Commissioner started, Aresco has seen National Championships, countless New Year Six Bowl Games, and much more. Aresco was also one of the few leaders in College Athletics who fought against the narrative of Covid-19 and produced a successful season for AAC Football. It wasn’t easy, but Aresco led the conference into territory that many said to be impossible.

In the conversation on The Mitch Davis Show, Commissioner Aresco talked about last season and how Cincinnati made history by earning a bid to the College Football Playoffs. Cincinnati to the College Football Playoffs solidified the American Athletic Conference as one of the premier College Football conferences in the country. With the presentence of Mike Aresco and his commitment to growing the AAC, the American Athletic Conference is in the perfect position for a successful future. A future filled with celebration and banner-raising moments; there is not another conference outside of the SEC, and the Big 10 is more equipped for the future than the AAC.

In the same conversation with The Mitch Davis Show, Commissioner Aresco touched on losing Cincinnati, UCF, and Houston to the Big 12. In hindsight, losing those three programs is a loss for the AAC, but again, Aresco did the best he could to bring in six programs with bright futures that would only grow under the AAC footprint. Nobody prepares anybody to continue the growth and ever-changing footprint of College Athletics. Yet, even in a victim state, Aresco kept pushing forward, building for the future of the conference.

As we enter another wild chapter of the AAC, stability in the leadership that leads the conference is crucial. The American Athletic Conference has one of the most respected commissioners in all college athletics. Having Mike Aresco at the helm provides the AAC with the stability needed to guide the choppy waters that threaten the very existence of college athletics as we know it.