ajc.com: Georgia State has accepted an invitation to join the Sun Belt Conference, a person inside the conference with knowledge of the situation said on Saturday. They will become members in 2013.

Georgia State declined to comment. The university was contacting donors on Saturday, asking them to attend a special event at 2 p.m. Monday at the Georgia Dome.

Timing might be critical because the Colonial Athletic Association, Georgia State’s home since 2005, is expected to vote Tuesday to increase its exit fees from $250,000 to $1 million. An email to the CAA, asking if Georgia State has resigned, hasn’t been answered.

Sun Belt commissioner Karl Benson confirmed Friday he will meet with Georgia State president Mark Becker and athletic director Cheryl Levick on Monday in Atlanta to discuss the possibility of membership in his conference.

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