
"What they're doing right now is looking at the feasibility," said Robert Lipscomb, chairman of the school's Board of Trustees. "No decisions have been made. We've got to get some data first. They're still doing their investigation."
The committee chairman and other members have not been announced. William Anderson, the school's athletic director, said LOC president Johnnie B. Watson could have an announcement regarding football in the near future. There are indications the startup costs for football could be in the $2 million to $3 million range. It is believed the team would initially play as a non-scholarship club sport, before eventually growing into a Division 2 scholarship team that would participate in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, of which it already is a member for its other sports.
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