Western Athletic Conference

As part of the ncaa structure, each conference receives a student assistance fund and academic enhancement fund that are distributed to all members and are intended to provide benefits to student athletes, or their families, in the meeting financial needs that arise in conjunction with participation in inercollegiate athletics, enrollment in an academic curriculum, or that recognize academic achievement. The conference also incurs expenses in this area that ensure that each of the schools and its entire athletic programs, including coaches, student athletes, administrators and staff remain in compliance with bylaws and rules established by the ncaa.

The united athletic conference (uac) is an intercollegiate athletic conference formed for the sport of football. Its members compete in the ncaa division 1 football championship subdivision (fcs). The uac originated as a merger of the existing football leagues of the wac and atlantic sun conference (asun).