Big South Conference, a privately owned entity headquartered in the US, was founded in 1983 and employs approximately 30 individuals. The conference reported $7.1M in revenue as of 2023. Its main product is Spectator Sports. Functioning as a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, the Big South Conference originally operated as a non-football conference before beginning to sponsor football in 2002 as part of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). In 2023, it commenced operating the Big South–OVC Football Association in partnership with the Ohio Valley Conference. The conference's operations are rooted in the South Atlantic region of the United States, with full member institutions located in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, and associate members situated in Georgia and South Carolina.
