American Athletic Conference
Robert Weygand Jr. is an accomplished sports administrator with extensive experience in the collegiate athletics sector. Since July 2013, Robert has been with the American Athletic Conference, holding positions as Associate Commissioner for Sport Administration & Championships, Assistant Commissioner, and Director of Sport Administration, where responsibilities include planning and executing championships for various Olympic sports and managing regular season scheduling. Prior to this role, Robert served at the Big East Conference from September 2008 to June 2013 as the Director of Sport Administration, and earlier as Assistant Director of Sport Administration and Olympic Sport/Championship Assistant from 2004 to 2008. Robert Weygand Jr. holds a Master of Education in Athletic Administration from Springfield College and a Bachelor of Science in Sports Medicine from the University of Rhode Island.
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American Athletic Conference
The American Athletic Conference (The American), a member of the NCAA, was reconstituted in 2013. With the conference office in Irving, Texas, The American is comprised of the following institutions: UAB, Army West Point (in football only), Charlotte, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Memphis, Navy (in football only), North Texas, Rice, South Florida, Temple, UTSA, Tulane, Tulsa and Wichita State (basketball and Olympic sports). Under the leadership of Commissioner Tim Pernetti, The American sponsors 20 sports (nine for men and 11 for women); is a member of the College Football Playoff; has television partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports; in the spring of 2019, signed a landmark television agreement with ESPN that commenced in 2020-21; and has a marketing partnership with Learfield. For more information, please visit www.TheAmerican.org.