I don't see HC leaving the PL anytime soon. The school has become wedded to the league overall athletically for the most part.
The only way I could envision HC going back to the FBS-level is if they were included in some sort of academic football league with the likes of BC, Duke, Wake, Northwestern et. al. that's created from the fall-out of the NIL/transfer portal changes at the highest level of the power conferences.
I can't think of a private school (other than Liberty) that has made the jump to FBS....the only ones that conceivably could do it are probably the Ivy League in toto. They obviously have the resources to do so but they really have no need to do so brand-wise, enrollment-wise etc
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