Coach Bill Lewis

Should we accept them as football only?

With UConn likely moving back to the Big East, where could the AAC turn for a replacement? Conference realignment is back! Or, at the very least, a much smaller version of it could be on the verge of happening. On Saturday, CBSSports.com's Matt Norlander was able to confirm reports that UConn plans to leave the American Athletic Conference and return its sports to the Big East. (At least, the sports that the Big East sponsors.) UConn had been a member of the Big East since its inception, but left the conference in 2013 when the previous round of realignment split the conference in half with the smaller, basketball-only schools creating a new Big East, and the larger schools with football programs left for Power Five conferences, or helped form a new league in the American Athletic Conference. UConn chose the AAC, and it seems to regret the decision. The problem for UConn and the AAC is that, as CBSSports.com's Dennis Dodd reported, if the Huskies do return to the Big East, the AAC has no interest in remaining the home of UConn football, which is understandable. https://www.cbssports.com/college-footba...placement/

Several reports have been placed mentioning UConn to the BE.

UConn is on the verge of leaving the American Athletic Conference to return to the Big East ahead of the 2020-21 season, according to CBS Sports' Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander. The Hartford Courant and Digital Sports Desk first reported the move. "I'd be surprised if this ends pretty," a second source told Norlander, noting that the AAC is not going to make this transition easy on the program. "... [The Huskies] never fully embraced the American." View Full Article

This $44 million facilities project is making a big statement and the conference appreciates you doing it.

https://kfoxtv.com/sports/content/utep-s...k-arrested

Congrats to all! https://www.underdogdynasty.com/2019/6/6...-tech-utsa

Looks like UNTs loss is now The Herd’s gain. Home game in Huntington in 2025 And Marshall in West Point in 2026 Marshall also has Navy at Navy in 2021 and in Huntington 2023. UNT had previously had a series and then bought out of it I believe.

https://fbschedules.com/cbs-sports-netwo...-schedule/ Friday, Aug. 30 Rice at Army – 6:00pm Friday, Sept. 6 Wake Forest at Rice – 8:00pm Saturday, Sept. 7 UAB at Akron – Noon UCF at FAU – 7:00pm Saturday, Sept. 14 Texas at Rice (NRG Stadium) – 8:00pm Friday, Sept. 20 FIU at Louisiana Tech – 8:00pm Saturday, Sept. 21 Baylor at Rice – 7:00pm Friday, Oct. 18 Marshall at FAU – 6:30pm Friday, Nov. 15 Louisiana Tech at Marshall – 7:00pm Saturday, Nov. 23 Miami vs. FIU – 7:00pm Saturday, Nov. 30 FIU at Marshall – Noon Saturday, Dec. 7 Conference USA Championship – 1:30pm

Huge endowment, large athletic budget, power conference state of the art facilities, large student population with national enrollment footprint. They fit perfectly into the C-USA eastern division geography. Tons of political power as well. Largest Christian University in the world. We need to add them before the Belch or AAC does. https://www.liberty.edu/journal/article/liberty-university-among-top-colleges-in-endowment-growth/ https://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?PID=38027

WKU basketball confirms that Charles Bassey will be returning to WKU for another year. https://www.google.com/amp/s/wkuherald.com/sports/charles-bassey-will-return-for-sophomore-season/article_5dc7dc78-8263-11e9-813d-af125e44ff80.amp.html

Ross Bjork, the AD at Ole Miss is heading to College Station as its new AD. Bjork was at Western Kentucky prior to Ole Miss.

SAN ANTONIO — Officials from UTSA and Texas announced Friday a five-game series on the gridiron that will begin in 2022 and continue every other year through 2030. All five contests will be held at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium at Joe Jamail Field in Austin. The Roadrunners, who played their inaugural game in 2011, and Longhorns, who have a football history that dates back to 1893, will meet for the first time on the football field on Sept. 17, 2022. UTSA and Texas will meet again on Sept. 14, 2024, on Sept. 19, 2026 and on Sept. 16, 2028, before closing out the series on Sept. 14, 2030. UTSA-Texas Football Series Dates Sept. 17, 2022 Sept. 14, 2024 Sept. 19, 2026 Sept. 16, 2028 Sept. 14, 2030 All games to be played at UT. https://goutsa.com/news/2019/5/10/footba...-2022.aspx

https://www.cbssports.com/college-footba...s-ranking/ C-USA Teams: 37 UAB 56 FIU 59 North Texas 63 Marshall 66 La. Tech. 70 Middle Tenn. 80 So. Miss. 93 FAU 98 Charlotte 107 ODU 109 W. Kentucky 118 UTSA 125 Rice 129 UTEP

Congratulations FAU.

4-star guard Jordan Rawls just committed to Western Kentucky. Will reclassify to 2019. Was ranked No. 66 in the 2020 247 composite rankings. This makes the 4th top 100 recruit he has signed in his early tenure. If they get Bassey back watch out for them again next season!

https://twitter.com/GaryParrishCBS/statu...3556325376

Good info posted by an ODU fan on the CUSA board: Announced intent to transfer: Charlotte JR SF Najee Garvin FR PF Dravon Mangum SO PG Jaylan McGill SO PF Bryant Thomas FIU JR PG Marcus Burwell FR SF Phillip Smith La Tech SO SF Anthony Duruji JR SG Ra'Shawn Langston JR C Kyle McKinley MTSU JR SG Darnell Butler Jr FR PG Kentebe Farquhar RSFR PF TJ Massenburg UAB SO SG Nolan Bertain UTEP FR SG Jakobe Dill SO PG Evan Gilyard SO PG Kobe Magee UTSA FR PG Tamir Bynum JR SF Mitar Stanojevic WKU JR SF Trevelin Queen Incoming Transfers Some of these might be old news but they are technically 2019 Marshall: 2* FR SG Andrew Taylor from Furman ODU: 4* SO SG AJ Oliver from Clemson UTEP: 4* FR SF Kaden Archie from TCU View Full Article

Great hire!

https://www.cbssports.com/college-footba...-22-years/

UTEP assistant coach Lamont Smith resigned. Smith was implicated in the college entrance scandal, from when he was the head coach at the University of San Diego. Smith accepted a bribe of $100k from a Hollywood real estate developer. UTEP recruit Brendan Wenzel has asked for and been granted his release. About two weeks ago it was announced that UTEP guards Evan Gilyard and Kobe McGee would not return.

Just announced.

MTSU, UAB, WKU, ODU & Charlotte are all in the field C-USA and the Big East have the most teams in the field, with 5 each. Proud of these ladies and schools.