The OVC lost three more members after the 2021–22 school year. Football-sponsoring Austin Peay left for the ASUN, which ultimately launched its own football league in 2022. Non-football Belmont left for the Missouri Valley Conference. Another football school, founding member Murray State, left for the MVC. When announcing its move to the MVC, Murray State announced that it was seeking membership in the football-only Missouri Valley Football Conference, and also announced that it would continue to house its rifle team in the OVC. In a separate statement, Murray State's president indicated that the football team would remain in the OVC in the 2022 season, ensuring that the OVC would retain its automatic bid to the FCS playoffs in that season and giving the league more time to add new football members. Murray State would eventually be accepted by the MVFC effective in 2023.
the ovc lost three more members after the 2021–22 school year football-sponsoring austin peay left for the asun which ultimately launched its own football league in 2022 non-football belmont left for the missouri valley conference another football school founding member murray state left for the mvc when announcing its move to the mvc murray state announced that it was seeking membership in the football-only missouri valley football conference and also announced that it would continue to house its rifle team in the ovc in a separate statement murray state's president indicated that the football team would remain in the ovc in the 2022 season ensuring that the ovc would retain its automatic bid to the fcs playoffs in that season and giving the league more time to add new football members murray state would eventually be accepted by the mvfc effective in 2023