LETTER FROM THE COMMISSIONER – NOVEMBER 2013
Mike Aresco
Commissioner
Dear Fans:
Welcome to the first edition of our new digital magazine – one of many innovative and
creative resources we are using to help tell our stories.
In just a few short months since we became the American Athletic Conference, we
have been able to celebrate a number of significant accomplishments on behalf of our
member schools. We have had multiple football teams ranked in the top 25, we have
some of our men's and women's basketball teams ranked in the top 25 of both polls
and we have several teams that will compete for the national championship.
Beyond the playing fields and courts, however, we have achieved so much in just a
short time.
• We have signed television contracts with ESPN and CBS, which give the
conference unprecedented national exposure on the two industry leaders in
sports television.
• We have created a name – the American Athletic Conference – that has resonated
well with fans, and introduced a logo and graphic identity that have been
universally admired and that are easily identified.
