EXPANSION NEWS: Sun Belt Realignment Move w/Louisiana Tech Could SET OFF Dominos for Mountain West?

Louisiana Tech has finalized details to leave C-USA and join the Sun Belt for the 2026 season. These sorts of moves are not likely to slow down anytime soon. On today's episode of Locked On College Football, Spencer McLaughlin discusses the latest public comment from Indiana DC Bryant Haines. He has since deleted a tweet that talked about the best teams he faced in 2025, and took a shot at Paul Finebaum. Alabama has landed one of the top quarterbacks in the 2027 class in 5-star Elijah Haven. He can be an elite QB for HC Kalen DeBoer and the Crimson Tide. 00:00 Conference realignment discussions 04:47 Sun Belt vs. Conference USA 07:00 Future of college football conferences 12:53 Challenges of college football coaching 16:23 Coach's publicity strategy debate 17:35 Sports team offseason speculation 21:53 Discussing NIL impact on college football JOIN THE LOCKED ON EVERYDAYER CLUB (Ad-Free Audio)  https://lockedoncollegefootball.supercast.com/  Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!  Indeed  Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast FanDuel  Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Right now new customers can bet just five dollars and get two-hundred and fifty dollars in bonus bets if your first bet wins. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started — Play Your Game.  FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as non-withdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.