Bill Connelly's mega offseason previews: Conference USA West
Bill Connelly breaks down the Conference USA West division, and if anyone can rival UAB at the top.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
4th in C-USA - West
A quadruple doink, Saban vs. Kiffin and college football's best games of 2020: 50-26
How could anyone forget the madness of Ball State-WMU? Where does it fall in the top 50 games of the college football season?
UAB claims Conference USA's West for 3rd straight season
— Tyler Johnston III passed for 217 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns, and UAB beat Rice 21-16 on Saturday to claim the Conference USA West Division for the third consecutive season.
Victories big and small: Celebrating college football's 2020 success stories
The 2020 college football season has been frustrating and exhausting, but let's take a moment to savor the good things, like an impromptu BYU-Coastal classic, the sublime DeVonta Smith, Iowa State's resurgence, Akron's win and more.
Coastal Carolina-BYU is the game of the year, bad teams win big and more from an upside-down Saturday
Four days ago, there was no plan to play what ended up being arguably the best game of the season. But in this year of chaos, a little flexibility gave us some Saturday magic.
Rice's defense cashes in with pick-six (0:37)
Best of Week 14: Coastal Carolina downs BYU, Bama gets its revenge and more
BYU and Costal Carolina finally found high quality opponents ... each other ... while three of the teams fighting for the fourth playoff spot all hit the road on Saturday. All that plus taco orders, high quality photo editing and more ahead of Week 14.
'I don't wish either of them well': The demise of the Southwest Conference, 25 years later
Twenty-five years ago, the Southwest Conference played its last game. But the SWC will never be forgotten, thanks to its innovative offenses, penchant for scandal and pettiness to the very end.
Darden dives into the end zone to score North Texas TD (0:54)
North Texas' Bean runs for 66 yards to score a TD (0:44)
Two C-USA games postponed due to coronavirus
Charlotte-Middle Tennessee and UTSA-Rice, two Conference USA games, have been postponed this weekend because of COVID-19 positive tests and contact tracing protocols.
C-USA rebooks seven games postponed by virus
Conference USA has rescheduled seven football games that were postponed earlier this season because of COVID-19 issues. All will be played the first two weeks of December.
Collins finds Trammell for a 14-yard Rice TD (0:27)
Rice's Austin Trammell jets down the field for a 72-yard TD (0:40)
Let's all pylon Penn State as it enters the Bottom 10
The Nittany Lions likely saw their title dreams disappear against Indiana, but a spot in the Bottom 10 is a nice consolation prize, no?
Indiana brings the chaos, Justin Fields brings his A-game, and more from Week 8
Does the college football universe really care who wins a Big Ten game? Why yes, yes, it does. From Indiana's oh-so-close score to upset Penn State to Justin Fields and Ohio State making their playoff case, let's enjoy this latest moment in 2020 time.
Middle Tennessee wins on O'Hara's TD run in 2OT (0:40)
Rice WR Austin Trammell jumps into the end zone for a 20-yard TD (0:40)
Collins launches pass to Bradley for 22-yard TD (0:28)
Butler recovers fumble for MTSU TD (0:27)
Yusuf Ali catches deep pass for a 25-yard TD (0:29)
College football predictions, awards and storylines for every conference
Two of the Power 5 conferences might be sitting out the fall season, but there is still plenty to be decided across the college football landscape. What does the 2020 campaign have in store?
Rice delays preseason 4 weeks before opener
Rice has delayed the start of preseason football practice less than four weeks before they're scheduled to open their season.
College football coaching job tiers: Boise State, Houston, UCF lead the way in Group of 5
The Group of 5 has massive variance in jobs. Some are better than lower-tier Power 5 gigs, while others rank below high-level FCS positions.
College football offseason preview: Conference USA West
The resurgent UAB Blazers and coach Bill Clark lead the way in Conference USA's West division.
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2020 C-USA Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall | 4-1 | 7-3 |
| Florida Atlantic | 4-2 | 5-4 |
| Western Kentucky | 4-3 | 5-7 |
| Charlotte | 2-2 | 2-4 |
| Middle Tennessee | 2-4 | 3-6 |
| Florida International | 0-3 | 0-5 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| UAB | 3-1 | 6-3 |
| UTSA | 5-2 | 7-5 |
| Louisiana Tech | 4-2 | 5-5 |
| North Texas | 3-4 | 4-6 |
| Rice | 2-3 | 2-3 |
| Southern Mississippi | 2-4 | 3-7 |
| UTEP | 0-4 | 3-5 |
Team Stats
Passing Yards210.881st
Rushing Yards120.8110th
Points For23.4111th
Points Against18.8116th
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| D.J. Arkansas | OLB | Signed | 76 |
| Kenny Seymour | ILB | Signed | 74 |
| Jaggar Hebeisen | TE-Y | Signed | 74 |
| Elroyal Morris | DT | Signed | 74 |
| Ethan Onianwa | OG | Signed | 74 |
Awards
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | T. Sebastian Cobb | Doak Walker Award |