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Conference realignment will mean longer trips and greater costs for traveling college football fans
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Terry Keenan is shown at his home Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Pond Gap, West Virginia. Keenan, a devout fan of West Virginia University football, says he doesn’t believe most college football fans will choose to make the longer trips to see their teams play on the road after conference realignment takes shape in 2024. - photo by AP Photo/John Raby
POND GAP, W.Va. (AP) — In seven decades of following West Virginia football, little has gotten in the way when Terry Keenan wants to see his beloved Mountaineers. Conference realignment promises to be a headache. College sports and the traveling fan are on course for a big reset in 2024.