Conference USA Football: 2020 Postponements Tracker

Conference USA Baseball didn’t advance any teams to Super Regional play, but Dallas Baptist and Charlotte each made some noise in the postseason. Charlotte and Dallas Baptist earned the right to represent Conference USA Baseball in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, which began play last weekend. Charlotte was the No. 3 seed in the Clemson Regional … Read more

Conference USA Baseball will have two representatives in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, regular season champ DBU and tournament champ Charlotte. Charlotte was the first team handed a loss in the 2023 Conference USA Baseball Tournament. They were also the first C-USA squad to clinch an NCAA Tournament spot, rallying through the loser’s bracket to claim … Read more

Rice Baseball fell to Dallas Baptist in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament on Wednesday by a final score of 13-2. Parker Smith walking off the mound with no outs in the fourth inning was not part of the script Rice baseball was hoping to see in their return to the postseason. The … Read more

The Conference USA Baseball Tournament is headed to Houston, Texas. Here’s how to watch and what to be looking for this week. The final weekend of regular season play saw teams jockeying for position, but now the Conference USA Baseball Tournament field is finally set. The top eight squads will square off with hopes of an … Read more

With the regular season winding down, there’s a lot going on in Conference USA Baseball. From the top to the bottom, here’s the latest. Notable weekend results 1. Rice leads DBU after seven three times, but walks away winless (more) Rice baseball capped off a tough month of April with an extra dose of heartbreak. … Read more

Conference USA Basketball dominated the postseason, from FAU’s Final Four run in the NCAA Tournament to multiple other championships. Every Conference USA basketball team that appeared in a postseason tournament this season won at least one game with the majority making deep postseason runs. Here’s where each team in the league finished. Florida Atlantic (4-1 … Read more

The 2023 Conference USA Basketball Tournament tips off in Frisco, TX this week. Here’s a preview of the action. Conference USA Basketball – Men’s Tournament The 2023 C-USA MBB Bracket pic.twitter.com/1UaSLAT4qK — The Roost (@AtTheRoost) March 5, 2023 The Favorite: Florida Atlantic The nation’s No. 1 team, Houston, is the only program in the nation … Read more

Conference USA Basketball is wrapping up its conference slate. Here’s where each team stands with two games to go in the regular season. Team NET  KenPom Record Charlotte 104 112 18-11 (9-9) FAU 19 31 26-3 (16-2) FIU 225 223 13-16 (7-11) LA Tech 165 166 13-16 (6-12) MTSU 110 121 18-11 (11-7) North Texas … Read more

Conference USA Basketball is in the middle of the conference slate. Here’s where each team stands in early February. Team NET  KenPom Record Charlotte 106 119 13-10 (4-8) FAU 18 34 22-2 (12-1) FIU 206 211 12-12 (6-7) LA Tech 143 141 13-10 (6-6) MTSU 109 120 15-9 (8-5) North Texas 57 64 19-5 (10-3) … Read more

Conference USA Basketball is in the thick of the conference slate. Here’s where each team stands in late January. Team NET  KenPom Record Charlotte 93 107 13-7 (4-5) FAU 18 36 19-1 (9-0) FIU 249 249 9-11 (3-6) LA Tech 158 154 11-9 (4-5) MTSU 107 115 13-7 (6-3) North Texas 62 70 16-5 (7-3) … Read more

Conference USA Basketball is in the thick of the conference slate. Here’s where each team stands in mid-January. Team NET  KenPom Record Charlotte 95 108 12-6 (3-4) FAU 12 35 17-1 (7-0) FIU 243 237 8-10 (2-5) LA Tech 151 145 10-8 (3-4) MTSU 125 128 11-7 (4-3) North Texas 48 63 15-4 (6-2) Rice … Read more

The coaching carousel has been in full swing since the regular season ended. Here are the relevant changes in Conference USA and the American. With the membership of both leagues in flux, there are folks tracking moves in both Conference USA and the American Athletic Conference as the coaching carousel continues to spin. Here’s the … Read more

UTSA has won the 2022 Conference USA football championship. Now six teams venture on to bowl season, with the first game fast approaching. Here are the reported matchups as of early Sunday afternoon: Team Opponent Bowl Time Date MTSU SDSU Hawaii Bowl 8:00 pm ET Dec. 24 North Texas Boise St. Frisco Bowl 9:15 pm … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 13. Team Week 13 Result Record Bowl Eligible Charlotte vs LA Tech  — 3-9 No FAU vs WKU L, 32-31 (OT) 5-7 No FIU vs MTSU L, 33-28 4-8 No LA Tech vs UAB L, … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 12. Team Week 12 Result Up Next Charlotte vs LA Tech W, 26-21  — FAU at MTSU L, 49-21 vs WKU FIU at UTEP L, 40-6 vs MTSU LA Tech at Charlotte L, 26-21 vs … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 11. Team Week 11 Result Up Next Charlotte at MTSU L, 24-14 vs LA Tech FAU at FIU W, 52-7 at MTSU FIU vs FAU L, 52-7 at UTEP LA Tech at UTSA L, 51-7 … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 10. Team Week 10 Result Up Next Charlotte vs WKU L, 59-7 at MTSU FAU — OFF —  — at FIU FIU at North Texas L, 52-14 vs FAU LA Tech vs MTSU W, 40-24 … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 9. Team Week 9 Result Up Next Charlotte at Rice W, 56-23 vs WKU FAU vs UAB W, 24-17 — OFF — FIU vs LA Tech W, 42-34 (OT) at North Texas LA Tech at … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 8. Team Week 8 Result Up Next Charlotte vs FIU L, 34-15 at Rice FAU at UTEP L, 24-21 vs UAB FIU at Charlotte W, 34-15 vs LA Tech LA Tech vs Rice L, 42-41 … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 7. Team Week 7 Result Up Next Charlotte at UAB L, 34-20 vs FIU FAU vs Rice W, 17-14 at UTEP FIU vs UTSA L, 30-10 at Charlotte LA Tech at North Texas L, 47-27 … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 6. Team Week 6 Result Up Next Charlotte — OFF —  — at UAB FAU — OFF —  — vs Rice FIU vs UConn L, 33-12 vs UTSA LA Tech vs UTEP W, 41-31 at … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 5. Team Week 4 Result Up Next Charlotte vs UTEP L, 41-35 — OFF — FAU at North Texas L, 45-28 — OFF — FIU at New Mexico St W, 21-7 vs UConn LA Tech … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 4. Team Week 4 Result Up Next Charlotte at South Carolina L, 56-20 vs UTEP FAU at Purdue L, 28-26 at North Texas FIU at WKU L, 73-0 at New Mexcio St LA Tech at … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 3. Team Week 3 Result Up Next Charlotte at Georgia State W, 42-41 at South Carolina FAU vs UCF L, 40-14 at Purdue FIU — OFF —  — at WKU LA Tech at Clemson L, … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 2. Team Week 2 Result Up Next Charlotte vs Maryland L, 56-21 at Georgia State FAU vs SE Louisiana W, 24-9 vs UCF FIU at Texas St L, 41-12 — OFF — LA Tech vs … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 1. Team Week 1 Result Up Next Charlotte vs William & Mary L, 41-24 vs Maryland FAU at Ohio L, 41-38 vs SE Louisiana FIU vs Bryant W, 38-37 (OT) at Texas St LA Tech … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 0. Team Week 0 Result Up Next Charlotte vs FAU L,43-13 vs William & Mary FAU at Charlotte W, 43-13 at Ohio FIU — OFF —  — vs Bryant LA Tech — OFF —  — … Read more

The 2022 Rice Football season is around the corner. If you’re tracking with the Owls or Conference USA on Twitter, here are a handful of accounts you’ll want to follow. The Roost The Roost Follow @AtTheRoost The Roost Podcast Follow @TheRoostPod The Roost Podcast co-host Carter Spires Follow @jcarterspires University-sponsored and coaching staff Rice Athletics … Read more

Hunter Bailey from the Charlotte Observer joins the show this week to wrap up our conference preview series with a deep dive on Charlotte football. The last of several Conference USA opponent previews is in the books. Hunter Bailey joins us this week to help us understand Charlotte football. The 49ers took a nosedive at … Read more

The Transfer Portal remains a hot-button topic in college sports and its impact on Conference USA has not gone unnoticed. “In three or four years we’ll have this thing figured out and it will make college football better.” Despite recent conversations concerning the removal of the one-time transfer exemption, Western Kentucky head coach Tyson Helton … Read more

It’s preseason preview time at The Roost Podcast. We continue this week with a big picture look at all of Conference USA football with Eric Henry. There was a lot to unpack from Conference USA Football media days and who better to dig into the weeds than friend of the pod, Eric Henry from Underdog … Read more

The 2022 Conference USA Football media days have arrived. Bookmark this post for updates throughout the week regarding releases, quotes and more. There’s already a lot to unpack from Conference USA Football Media Days. The full releases can be found on the league website, this thread is for the big rocks and some up-to-date analysis … Read more

It’s preseason preview time at The Roost Podcast. We continue this week with a look at UTEP football with Adrian Broaddus of ESPN 600 El Paso. UTEP football had a breakthrough season in 2021, but few in El Paso are content to leave things where they left off. After breaking a bowl game berth drought, … Read more

It’s preseason preview time at The Roost Podcast. We continue this week with a look at UTSA football with Jared Kalmus of Alamodome Audible. UTSA football had a breakthrough season in 2021, winning a conference title over Western Kentucky. Now the question becomes not if they can do it, but can they do it again. … Read more

It’s preseason preview time at The Roost Podcast. We continue this week with a look at FAU football with Kevin Fielder of Owls 247. FAU Football has been through two tumultuous seasons under the direction of former Florida State head coach Willie Taggart. What is the true trajectory of the program today and how much … Read more

It’s preseason preview time at The Roost Podcast. We continue this week with a look at UAB football with Evan Dudley of AL.com. The sudden retirement of Bill Clark sent shockwaves throughout the Conference USA universe this past week so naturally we went straight to UAB beat writer Evan Dudley to get his reaction and … Read more

It’s preseason preview time at The Roost Podcast. We continue this week with a look at Louisiana Tech football with Ben Carlisle of Bleed Tech Blue. Catching up for the last time in the preseason as Conference USA football foes, Carter and Matthew touch base with Ben Carlisle of Bleed Tech Blue this week and … Read more

It’s preseason preview time at The Roost Podcast and we get things started this week with a look at North Texas football with Matthew Brune of 247 Sports. North Texas football had a wild ride last season, winning five in a row to reach bowl eligibility after a disastrous 1-6 start. Matthew Brune of 247 … Read more

Summer hasn’t slowed the Transfer Portal and several Conference USA Football programs have benefited from new additions over the past few weeks. Players have come and gone this offseason with each and every Conference USA football program feeling the good and the bad enacted upon it by the Transfer Portal. Here are three new additions … Read more

The Conference USA Baseball Tournament is headed to Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Here’s how to watch and what to be looking for this week. The final weekend of regular season play saw teams jockeying for position, but now the Conference USA Baseball Tournament field is finally set. The top eight squads will square off with hopes of an … Read more

There’s been a lot going on in Conference USA Baseball. Here’s the latest from the teams on the diamond this week. Team Last Weekend Record Up Next Southern Miss vs ODU (L, 1-2) 36-13 (18-6) vs UTSA UTSA vs Marshall (W, 2-1) 32-16 (16-8) at USM FAU at LA Tech (W, 2-1) 30-19 (15-9) vs … Read more

There were six former Conference USA football players selected in the 2022 NFL Draft. Many others signed with teams as undrafted free agents. Conference USA football was well represented in the 2022 NFL Draft, earning six selections through seven rounds. Once the draft ended, many other players latched on with NFL teams, signing as undrafted … Read more

Conference USA is down to 11 schools following a joint statement announcing the departure of Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Miss. Months of legal battles came to an unceremonious halt on Tuesday afternoon when Conference USA released two statements. The first was a joint announcement from the conference and the three (now officially) departing programs: … Read more

There’s been a lot going on in Conference USA Baseball. Here’s the latest from the teams on the diamond this week. Team Weekend Result Record Next Weekend Charlotte at ODU (L, 2-1) 16-7 (4-2) at UTSA FAU vs UTSA (W, 2-1) 16-9 (3-3) at Rice FIU at LA Tech (L, 3-0) 9-15 (2-4) vs ODU … Read more

Conference USA Basketball is one month away from March and the conference tournament. Here’s where each team stands. Team NET  KenPom Record Charlotte 182 211 12-9 (5-4) FAU 122 124 14-9 (7-3) FIU 242 238 13-10 (3-7) LA Tech 97 95 17-6 (8-3) Marshall 249 243 8-15 (1-9) MTSU 115 120 14-7 (5-3) North Texas … Read more

Conference USA football had some good defenses and some very bad ones in 2021. Which ones found ways to get off the field the most? Recently published by The Athletic, stop rate is a useful tool for measuring college football defenses. Max Olson, who compiled the sat, defines stop rate as: “a basic measurement of … Read more

Conference USA Basketball nearing the halfway point of league play. What have we learned so far and where does each team stack up against the rest? Team NET  KenPom Record Charlotte 162 209 10-7 (3-2) FAU 136 147 11-8 (4-2) FIU 236 245 12-7 (2-4) LA Tech 85 85 15-4 (6-1) Marshall 246 222 7-12 … Read more

Conference USA Basketball is just beginning conference play. Here’s where each of the teams stands entering the New Year. Team Preseason Pick KenPom ’21-’22 Record Charlotte 7 209 8-5 FAU 9 206 7-6 FIU 13 243 9-4 LA Tech 2 79 11-3 Marshall 4 155 7-7 MTSU 14 200 9-4 North Texas 6 74 8-3 … Read more

UTSA has won the 2021 Conference USA football championship. Now eight teams venture on to bowl season, with the first game fast approaching. Team Opponent Bowl Time Date MTSU Toledo Bahamas Bowl Fri. Dec. 17 11:00 a.m. WKU App. St. Roofclaim.com Boca Raton Bowl Sat. Dec. 18 10:00 a.m. UTEP Fresno St. PUBG Mobile New … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 13. Team Week 13 Result Up Next Charlotte at Old Dominion L, 56-34 End of Season FAU vs MTSU L, 27-17 End of Season FIU at Southern Miss L, 37-17 End of Season LA Tech … Read more

Rice football lost to UTEP, but that was one of several interesting results across Conference USA. Eric Henry joins us to debrief a wild week and weird season. The 2021 Conference USA football season is nearing its close. Some things have been as expected like the eventual clash of UAB and UTSA in the West. … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 12. Team Week 12 Result Week 13 Charlotte vs Marshall L, 49-28 at Old Dominion FAU at WKU L, 52-17 vs MTSU FIU vs North Texas L, 49-7 at Southern Miss LA Tech vs Southern … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 11. Team Week 11 Result Week 12 Charlotte at LA Tech L, 42-32 vs Marshall FAU at Old Dominion L, 30-16 at WKU FIU at MTSU L, 50-10 vs North Texas LA Tech vs Charlotte … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 10. Team Week 10 Result Week 11 Charlotte vs Rice W, 31-24 (OT) at LA Tech FAU vs Marshall L, 28-13 at Old Dominion FIU vs Old Dominion L, 47-24 at MTSU LA Tech at … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 9. Team Week 9 Result Week 10 Charlotte at WKU L, 45-13 vs Rice FAU vs UTEP W, 28-25 vs Marshall FIU at Marshall L, 38-0 vs Old Dominion LA Tech at Old Dominion L, … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 8. Team Week 8 Result Week 9 Charlotte  vs FAU (Thrs) L, 38-9 at WKU FAU at Charlotte (Thrs) W, 38-9 vs UTEP FIU vs WKU L, 34-19 at Marshall LA Tech vs UTSA L, … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 7. Team Week 7 Result Week 8 Charlotte — OFF —  — vs FAU (Thrs) FAU — OFF —  — at Charlotte (Thrs) FIU — OFF —  — vs WKU LA Tech at UTEP L, … Read more

Rice football was off this week, giving us the perfect opportunity to catch up with Eric Henry and discuss Conference USA at the midway point of the season. Fresh off two consecutive victories, Rice football went into the bye week on a high note. While the Owls recharged and worked to get healthy, the rest … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 6. Team Week 6 Result Week 7 Charlotte at FIU W, 45-33 — OFF — FAU at UAB L, 31-14 — OFF — FIU vs Charlotte L, 45-33 — OFF — LA Tech — OFF … Read more

We’re roughly halfway through the 2021 Conference USA football season. Here are a few highlights from the first half and some musings on what’s to come. As is always the case, it’s been an eventual year for Conference USA football. While realignment rumors swirl around the sport and teams jockey for position on the field, … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 5. Team Week 5 Result Week 6 Charlotte at Illinois L, 24-14 at FIU FAU vs FIU W, 58-21 at UAB FIU at FAU L, 58-21 vs Charlotte LA Tech — OFF — L 34-27 … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 4. Team Week 4 Result Week 5 Charlotte vs MTSU W, 42-39 at Illinois FAU at Air Force L, 31-7 vs FIU FIU at Central Michigan L, 31-27 at FAU LA Tech vs North Texas … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 3. Team Week 3 Result Week 4 Charlotte at Georgia St L, 20-9 vs MTSU FAU vs Fordham W, 45-14 at Air Force FIU at Texas Tech L 54-21 at Central Michigan LA Tech vs … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 2. Team Week 2 Result Week 3 Charlotte vs Gardner-Webb W, 38-10 at Georgia St FAU vs Georgia Southern W, 38-6 vs Fordham FIU vs Texas St. L, 23-17 (OT) at Texas Tech LA Tech … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 1. Team Week 1 Result Week 2 Charlotte vs Duke W, 31-28 vs Gardner-Webb FAU at Florida L, 35-14 vs Georgia Southern FIU vs Long Island W, 54-10 vs Texas St. LA Tech at Miss … Read more

The 2021 Rice Football season is around the corner. If you’re tracking with the Owls or Conference USA on Twitter, here are a handful of accounts you’ll want to follow. The Roost The Roost Follow @AtTheRoost The Roost Podcast Follow @TheRoostPod The Roost Podcast co-host Carter Spires Follow @jcarterspires University-sponsored and coaching staff Rice Athletics … Read more

The quarterback landscape is going to be interesting for Conference USA football teams this season. Where does Luke McCaffrey fit in among the league’s signal callers? If you haven’t checked out any of our Conference USA team previews on The Roost Podcast yet, go ahead and subscribe to the show and put those episodes in … Read more

In accordance with annual tradition, CBS Sports has updated its annual coaching hot seat rankings. Where do the Conference USA Football coaches fit in? Before digging in much deeper, here are the hot seat rankings from CBS Sports for every Conference USA football head coach. School Coach Years Record 21 Rating 20 Rating UTEP Dana … Read more

Conference USA Football has fielded some impressive defensive performances in the past three seasons. Does havoc rate concur? The best defenses create chaos and force the opposing offense off schedule. There are a myriad of stats that convey how well a defense is doing on that particular front, but havoc rate is a nice aggregate … Read more

Conference USA Baseball sent four teams to NCAA Regionals. Several made deep runs, but none were able to advance to the next round of postseason play. Columbia Regional Old Dominion hung in until the final out, literally. The Monarchs opened their postseason with wins over Jacksonville and South Carolina, earning themselves a spot in the … Read more

Each Conference USA Football program has approached the Transfer Portal in different ways. Here’s the latest snapshot following the 2021 class. The Transfer Portal never had anything near the level of discretion that might have been intended when it was launched a few short years ago. Players that enter and exit the portal are tracked … Read more

The Conference USA Baseball Tournament is headed to Ruston, Louisiana. Here’s how to watch and what to be looking for this week. It took every weekend of the regular season to solidify the eight-team field that will hit the diamond for a busy week of Conference USA Baseball Tournament action. Multiple nationally ranked teams will … Read more

Rice basketball picked up its first Conference USA Tournament win under head coach Scott Pera, beating Southern Miss in a defensive struggle. The beginnings of the only game of the preliminary round of the Conference USA Tournament didn’t look like most of the other games Rice basketball has played this season. The Owls made just … Read more

The 2021 Conference USA Basketball Tournament tips off in Frisco, TX on Monday. Here’s a preview of the action. Conference USA Basketball – Men’s Tournament The 2021 Air Force Reserve #CUSAMBB 🏀 Championship Bracket!#HoopsAtTheStar tips off Tuesday at 7pm CT! pic.twitter.com/1AmK7q22hK — Conference USA (@ConferenceUSA) March 7, 2021 The Favorite: Western Kentucky The No. 1 … Read more

Conference USA football struggled in its battle against COVID-19 this fall. Here’s the final total of postponements and cancelations. The impacts of COVID-19 were ever-present on the 2020 Conference USA football season. No program was immune. From Western Kentucky, which played 12 games and had just one game postponed, to Charlotte, which had NINE games … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 15. Team Week 15 Result Postseason Charlotte at Marshall CANC  N/A FAU at Southern miss L, 45-31 Montgomery Bowl vs Memphis (Dec. 23) FIU — OFF —  —  N/A LA Tech at TCU L, 52-10 … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 14. Team Week 14 Result Week 15 Charlotte vs WKU W,27-19 at Marshall FAU at Georgia Southern L, 20-3 at Southern Miss FIU — OFF —  — — OFF — LA Tech at North Texas … Read more

All-American Level subscribers on Patreon get access to a monthly Q&A with me. The November focuses on the upcoming month of Conference USA football. Q. How badly did Conference USA bocth the end of season scheduling? Shouldn’t Rice be playing UTSA this weekend instead of Marshall? A. You could see the writing on the wall … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 13. Team Week 13 Result Week 14 Charlotte vs WKU Tues. vs FIU FAU at MTSU PPD at Georgia Southern FIU vs LA Tech PPD at Charlotte LA Tech at FIU PPD — OFF — … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 12. Team Week 12 Result Week 13 Charlotte at Marshall PPD vs WKU FAU vs UMass W, 24-2 at MTSU FIU at WKU L, 38-21 vs LA Tech LA Tech vs UL Monroe PPD at … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 11. Team Week 11 Result Week 12 Charlotte vs Gardner-Webb PPD at Marshall FAU vs FIU W, 38-19 — OFF — FIU vs FAU L, 38-19 at WKU LA Tech vs Rice PPD vs UL … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 10. Team Week 10 Result Week 11 Charlotte at MTSU PPD — OFF — FAU vs WKU W, 10-6 vs FIU FIU at UTEP PPD vs FAU LA Tech at North Texas PPD vs Rice … Read more

COVID-19 continues to impact college football schedules. Conference USA has felt the brunt of those postponements in recent weeks. Conference USA football has not been immune to the ebbs and flows of playing through the COVID-19 pandemic. Each member school has had at least one game postponed or outright canceled since the season began. Change … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 9. Team Week 9 Result Week 10 Charlotte at Duke L, 53-19 at MTSU FAU vs UTSA W, 24-3 vs WKU FIU vs Marshall CANCELED at UTEP LA Tech vs UAB W, 37-34 (OT) at … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 8. Team Week 8 Result Week 9 Charlotte vs UTEP W, 38-28 at Duke FAU at Marshall L, 20-9 vs UTSA FIU Jacksonville St L, 19-10 vs Marshall LA Tech at UTSA L, 27-26 vs … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 7. Team Week 7 Result Week 8 Charlotte vs FIU PPD vs UTEP FAU — OFF —  – at Marshall FIU at Charlotte PPD — OFF — LA Tech vs Marshall L, 35-17 at UTSA … Read more

Conference USA football has been noticeably impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but some schools have been hit harder than others. Since August 26, roughly the start of the 2020 season, at least 33 games featuring FBS opponents have been canceled or postponed. Conference USA football represented at least one part in 14 of those games. … Read more

The 2020 Conference USA Football championship game has been moved to Dec. 18, a two-week delay to allow the conference scheduling flexibility. In an announcement that seemed several weeks in the making, the Conference USA football championship game will be delayed two weeks. The game was initially scheduled to take place on Dec. 5, but … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 6. Team Week 6 Result Week 7 Charlotte at North Texas W, 49-21 vs FIU FAU at USM CANCELED — OFF — FIU vs MTSU L, 31-28 at Charlotte LA Tech vs UTEP W, 21-17 … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 5. Team Week 5 Result Week 6 Charlotte at FAU L, 21-17 at North Texas FAU vs Charlotte W, 21-17 at USM FIU — OFF —  — vs MTSU LA Tech at BYU L, 45-14 … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 4. Team Week 4 Result Week 5 Charlotte vs Georgia state CANCELED at FAU FAU vs USF CANCELED vs Charlotte FIU at Liberty L, 36-34 — OFF — LA Tech vs HBU W, 66-38 at … Read more

Eric Henry from Underdog Dynasty joins the show to recap early Conference USA football action and discuss major storylines in the conference. Conference USA Football has had three weeks in the spotlight as the remainder of college football slowly works to return to the field. In that time we’ve seen coaches displaced, quarterbacks disappoint and … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 3. Team Week 3 Result Week 4 Charlotte  at UNC CANCELED vs Georgia State FAU at Georgia Southern CANCELED vs S. Florida FIU — OFF —  — at Liberty LA Tech at Southern Miss W, … Read more

Conference USA Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron in Week 2. Team Week 2 Result Week 3 Charlotte  at App State L, 35-20 at UNC FAU — OFF —  — at G. Southern FIU — OFF —  — — OFF — LA Tech  at Baylor … Read more

Rice football’s schedule was only a piece of a wild week in Conference USA that also included a COVID-19 outbreak and a coaching change. We might have to wait a little bit longer for Rice football to take the field. In this week’s episode, Carter and Matthew talk through what changes could be coming to … Read more

Conference USA Football kicked off its 2020 season this weekend. Here’s the latest from the six teams in action in Week 1. Team Week 1 Result Week 2 Charlotte — OFF —  — at App State FAU — OFF —  — — OFF — FIU — OFF —  — — OFF — LA Tech — … Read more

The 2020 Conference USA Football Coaches All-Conference teams are out. Which players should have had their names mentioned? Before we really get going, let’s all agree that all-conference lists are inherently subjective. The 2020 Conference USA Football Coaches Preseason Teams was never going to make every fan base happy. And frankly, it wasn’t supposed to … Read more

This week has brought plenty of updates as to the status of the upcoming college football season amid a pandemic. Here are a few highlights. This edition of the round up comes one week removed from the previous edition, and my goodness, what can change in a week! A week ago conferences were still sorting … Read more

The NCAA has revised its policies regarding the Mississippi State flag, potentially impacting Conference USA member school Southern Miss. Social changes sweeping the nation continue to impact college sports, including Conference USA. The state of Mississippi is one of the most recent to come under fire. Restrictions surrounding the state flag, which bears a Confederate … Read more

Conference USA will shorten regular season play and alter the postseason structure for several sports, beginning this fall. The financial ramifications of the COVID-19 shutdown made it clear changes were coming to Conference USA schedules and those modifications are beginning to take shape. This week Stadium’s Brett McMurphy reported the men’s and women’s basketball tournament … Read more

BREAKING: Rice baseball will host the 2023 Conference USA Baseball Tournament as the tournament shifts from Biloxi to member campuses starting in 2021. Scheduling is going to look different across the landscape of college sports in the wake of the COVID-19 financial crunch. Conference USA will not be immune from those changes, some of which … Read more

Conference USA athletics scheduling changes are on their way with modifications to the upcoming fall sports calendar expected soon. The extended offseason has been a busy one for Conference USA and its member institutions and conversations among league officials and athletic directors about the structure of future schedules have been at the forefront. “I don’t … Read more

What’s next in the lifespan of Conference USA? A long-rumored merger with the Sun Belt Conference has merits, but it’s far from a sure thing. The COVID-19 pandemic has put college athletics travel costs, particularly in non-revenue sports, under the microscope. There are no “one-size fits all” solutions, but there are countless theories being circulated … Read more

Coronavirus concerns brought US sports to a screeching halt over the span of 72 hours. From the Ivies to the NCAA Tournament, here’s a timeline of events. Things began to get rolling at the tail end of last week. South by Southwest music festival was canceled on Friday, March 6. Indian Wells tennis tournament followed … Read more

The 2019-2020 Rice basketball season came to an end on Wednesday. The Owls fell to FIU in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament in Frisco. Rice basketball had a much better spring than they did winter. The Owls had won six of their last nine games entering the Conference USA Tournament. One those … Read more

Former Rice baseball pitcher Evan Kravetz and Conference USA Assitant Commissioner Clifton Douglass join us on the Roost Podcast this week. There’s a lot going on in Conference USA. Baseball season is in its early days as the basketball seasons begin to wind down toward the conference tournament. In the midst of everything going on, … Read more

The Conference USA women’s basketball season is creeping closer and closer to March. Here’s where things stand with roughly half the conference games in the books. The driving story of Conference USA women’s basketball remains the incredible undefeated run from the Rice Owls. Through eight games of the current season, Rice has won an astounding … Read more

The Conference USA basketball season is creeping closer and closer to March. Here’s where things stand with roughly half the conference games in the books. Credit first belongs to WKU, who withstood the injury to Charles Bassey and have remained neck-and-neck with North Texas atop the conference standings. The Hilltoppers were supposed to be there. … Read more

FAU has won the 2019 Conference USA football championship. Now eight teams venture on to bowl season, with the first game approaching soon. Team Opponent Bowl Time Date Charlotte Buffalo Maker’s Wanted Bahamas Bowl Fri. Dec. 20 1:00 p.m. FAU* SMU Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl Sat. Dec. 21 2:30 p.m. FIU Arkansas St Camellia Bowl … Read more

A big road for Rice football was the highlight of Week 12. The latest from this weekend of Conference USA Football as title races begin to wind down. Team Week 12 Result Week 13 Charlotte — OFF —  — vs Marshall FAU — OFF —  — at UTSA FIU — OFF —  — vs Miami … Read more

It was another disappointing weekend for Rice football, but plenty of other Conference USA Football teams had big wins to celebrate in Week 10. Team Week 10 Result Week 11 Charlotte vs MTSU W, 34-20 at UTEP FAU at WKU W, 35-24 vs FIU FIU vs Old Dominion W, 24-17 at FAU LA Tech — … Read more

Rice football fell again, but Louisiana Tech and Marshall’s big victories highlighted a defining weekend for Conference USA Football. Team Week 8 Result Week 9 Charlotte at WKU L, 30-14 vs North Texas FAU vs Marshall L, 36-31 at Old Dominion FIU vs UTEP W, 32-17 at MTSU LA Tech vs Southern Miss W, 45-30 … Read more

Rice football was off, but Conference USA Football action was as entertaining as ever. Here’s the latest news from around the conference after Week 7. Team Week 7 Result Week 8 Charlotte at FIU L, 48-23 at WKU FAU vs MTSU W, 28-13 vs Marshall FIU vs Charlotte W, 48-23 vs UTEP LA Tech vs … Read more

UAB and Rice football battled through storms, playing late into Saturday night on an eventful day for Conference USA Football in Week 6. Team Week 6 Result Week 7 Charlotte — OFF —  — at FIU FAU — OFF —  — vs MTSU FIU vs UMass W, 44-0 vs Charlotte LA Tech — OFF — … Read more

Rice football fell in overtime, but they weren’t the only Conference USA Football to come down on the wrong end of a close game in Week 5. Team Week 5 Result Week 6 Charlotte vs FAU L, 45-27 — OFF — FAU at Charlotte W, 45-27 — OFF — FIU — OFF —  — vs … Read more

Rice football couldn’t get past Wake Forest in their 2019 home opener. Much of the rest of Conference USA football didn’t fare much better in Week 2. Team Week 2 Result Week 3 Charlotte at App St L, 41-56 vs UMass FAU vs No. 18 UCF L, 48-14 at Ball St FIU vs WKU L, … Read more

Rice football dropped a one-score game to Army at West Point. How did the rest of the conference fare and what’s next for Conference USA football in Week 1? Team Last Week Result This Week Charlotte — OFF — W, 49-28 vs Gardner Webb FAU — OFF — L, 45-21 at Ohio St FIU  — … Read more

The 2019 Rice Football season is around the corner. If you’re tracking with the Owls or Conference USA on Twitter, here are a handful of accounts you’ll want to follow. The Roost The Roost Follow @AtTheRoost The Roost Podcast Follow @TheRoostPod The Roost Podcast co-host Carter Spires Follow @RTRFND University sponsored Rice Athletics Follow @RiceAthletics … Read more

There weren’t any Conference USA football teams ranked in the preseason polls, but there will be plenty of opportunity for the conference in 2019. The AP Poll and the Coaches Poll don’t often feature many Group of 5 programs in their preseason editions. It takes proven production, returning starters and a track record of success … Read more

The full set of preseason watch lists have been released and Conference USA football had several players who received honors. College football is still more than a month away but July marks the beginning of the preseason buzz. Media days and watch lists will fill the national discussion for the next few weeks before fall … Read more

Each of the 14 Conference USA Football teams got their turn at the mic in Frisco, Texas this week. Here are a few of the more pressing takeaways. 1. Conference USA football is wide open Marshall and North Texas were each picked to win their division by somewhat comfortable margins, but six of the conference’s … Read more

Conference USA Media Days are underway in Frisco, Texas. Stay tuned here for all the latest news and updates on Rice football and CUSA. Monday The coaches selections for the 2019 Conference USA Football All-Conference Team were released. In addition to 30 first-team selections, three players were recognized above the rest: Offensive Player of the … Read more

Rice football didn’t land anyone on the Preseason Conference USA All-Conference team, but the Owls have plenty of young talent waiting in the wings. The 2019 Conference USA Preseason Football All-Conference team was announced Monday. 12 of the conference’s 14 teams were represented. The two omissions? Old Dominion and Rice. On the surface, the lack … Read more

Rice baseball saw their season end in no-hit fashion, tallying one base runner in their knock out loss to Southern Miss in the Conference USA Baseball Tournament. In their final game of the 2019 season, Rice was no-hit by Southern Miss, falling in Biloxi 6-0. Matt Bragga’s crew knew making it to the Conference USA … Read more

Rice baseball shook off their bullpen struggles, topping Louisiana Tech 4-3 in a Conference USA Tournament elimination game. As the old saying goes, lightning doesn’t strike twice. For Rice, the lightning came in the form of a walk-off loss to Marshall a week ago on Thursday. Then it happened again. And again. And yet another … Read more

Rice baseball takes on Southern Miss in the opening round of the Conference USA Baseball Tournament. Here’s how both teams match up. A battle of CUSA heavyweight programs will reconvene in Biloxi. Rice and Southern Miss have won five of the last six Conference USA Baseball Tournament championships. Southern Miss won in 2018 with Rice … Read more

The Conference USA Baseball Tournament returns to Biloxi, Mississippi for what promises to be another exciting final week with an NCAA bid on the line. An eventful regular season has boiled down to one week in Biloxi. Eight Conference USA teams will enter, but only one will clinch an NCAA Tournament bid. With the possible … Read more

The 2019 Conference USA Baseball regular season is in the books. Here are a few of the teams and players who stood out the most. Teams Credit is due to FAU, the 1-seed in the Conference USA Baseball Tournament and the top team in the regular season in conference play. Picked to finish third in … Read more

A busy weekend for CUSA Baseball set the stage for a chaotic finish to the regular season during the final weekend. Notable weekend results 1. Rice makes a statement (more) It’s been a back and forth year for Rice coach Matt Bragga in his first season at the helm. His team has had it’s low … Read more

Rice baseball is working to secure a Conference USA Baseball Tournament berth. Here’s what they need to do to lock down their spot in the postseason. In two weekends the Conference USA Baseball Tournament field will be set. Rice hopes to be one of the eight squads to make the trip to Biloxi, Mississippi, but … Read more

With two weeks remaining before the CUSA Baseball Tournament, Southern Miss and FAU are neck and neck at the top of the standings. Can anyone else come close? Notable weekend results 1. Rice sees surge stopped by sweep (more) In the midst of their longest winning streak of the year, Rice baseball had swept back … Read more

The battle for positioning in the CUSA baseball postseason race is gaining clarity. Here’s how the standings look with three weekends remaining. Notable weekend results 1. Rice sweeps Louisiana Tech (more) Louisiana Tech entered the weekend with a firm claim to a CUSA Tournament spot while Rice was on the fringes. The narrow games made … Read more

The Conference USA Basketball Tournament is underway at the Star in Frisco, Tx. Here’s how the first day of action played out. Conference USA Men’s Basketball Tournament Wednesday Scores 8. Louisiana Tech def 9. FAU, 57-56 5. UAB def 12. MTSU, 70-61 10. North Texas def 7. FIU, 71-57 6. Marshall def 11. Rice, 82-65 … Read more

Both Rice basketball teams qualified for the Conference USA Basketball Tournament in Frisco, Tx. Here’s a preview of the action. Men’s Tournament – The Bracket The Favorite: Old Dominion After taking down Western Kentucky and UTSA, the Monarchs faded in the final two games of pod play. Their losses to Southern Miss and UAB are … Read more