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Rice football fell to Houston in the Bayou Bucket. How did the rest of the conference fare and what’s next for the Conference USA football in Week 2?

Team	Last Week	Result	This Week
FAU	Oklahoma	L, 63-14	vs Air Force
Rice	Houston	L, 45-27	at Hawaii
Marshall	Miami (OH)	W, 35-28	vs E Kentucy
ODU	Liberty	L, 52-10	vs FIU
Charlotte	Fordham	W, 34-10	vs App State
Louisiana Tech	South Alabama	W, 30-26	vs Southern
FIU	Indiana	L, 38-28	at ODU
Southern Miss	Jacksonville St	W, 55- 7	vs ULM
North Texas	SMU	W, 46-23	vs Incarnate Word
UTEP	Northern Arizona	L, 30-10	at UNLV
Middle Tennessee	Vanderbilt	L, 35- 7	vs Tenn-Martin
UTSA	Arizona St	L, 49- 7	vs Baylor
UAB	Savannah St	W, 52-0	at Coastal Carolina

Notable Week 1 results

Rice — Bayou Buckets stays with the Houston Cougars

Rice football fell to Houston in a wild shootout at South Main. The Owls were able to hang around in large part because of a strong performance by their wide receivers and quarterback Shawn Stankavage.

FAU — No upset in Norman

FAU was a trendy upset pick entering the week but this one was all Oklahoma from the start. Star running back Devin Singletary was held to 69 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries as the Sooners cruised to an easy victory behind a strong performance from Kyler Murray.

UTEP – Miners’ rebuild already behind schedule

UTEP odds to win their season opener sat at relatively a coin flip entering their game against Northern Arizona. After going winless last season, this was their chance to rediscover the win column. Not only did it not happen, UTEP was never really close. It could be another long season in El Paso.

Week 2 storylines

First CUSA matchup on deck

FIU hosts Old Dominion in the first Conference USA conference game of the season. Both programs started the season with a loss, but FIU’s close loss to Indiana looks much more favorable to the beatdown the Monarchs suffered at the hands of newly minted FBS squad, Liberty. FIU is currently a 2-point home favorite.

Power Play

UTSA made a bold scheduling decision. The Roadrunners are the only CUSA team to play back to back Power 5 teams to open to the season. UTSA was blown out by Arizona State last weekend, making their odds against Baylor less than favorable. But you can’t win the game if you don’t play it? Right UCF?

Can North Texas stay fine?

North Texas quarterback Mason Fine continues to receiver murmurs of praise from the national football media. The Mean Green’s gunslinger is coming off a 444-yard, three touchdown game and could be in for a bigger game on Saturday against Incarnate Word.

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Rice football was the only Conference USA football team in action in Week 0. The Owls defeated Prairie View at home. What’s next for the CUSA squads in Week 1?

Your weekly check in for all things Conference USA is underway. CUSA went a perfect 1-0 in the opening weekend of college football as the Rice Owls bested Prairie View at home. It was a nailbiter with several notable takeaways for the Owls and their new head coach. Most importantly, their culture of Intellectual Brutality survived its first test.

Week 0 results

Rice 31 – Prairie View 28

Week 1 games

Savannah State at UAB (Thr)
Western Kentucky at Wisconsin (Fri)
FAU at Oklahoma
Houston at Rice
Marshall at Miami (OH)
Old Dominion at Liberty
Fordham at Charlotte
Louisiana Tech at South Alabama
Indiana at FIU
Jackson State at Southern Miss
SMU at North Texas
Northern Arizona at UTEP
Middle Tennesse at Vanderbilt
UTSA at Arizona State

Week 1 storylines to follow

FAU’s upset bid

Devin Singletary and FAU against the might Oklahoma Sooners will be a game watched well beyond the typical Conference USA spectrum of fans. Oklahoma starts MLB Draft pick and $5 Million man against Lane Kiffin and the upset-minded Owls. FAU enters as a hefty underdog (21.5 points) but there’s always a chance things could get weird.

UTEP’s quest for No. 1

UTEP went winless in 2017, falling to Rice in a battle of cellar dwellers. The Miners host Northern Arizona this weekend. If they can’t beat NAU, it could set up another tough season in El Paso. ESPN FPI currently has the odds dead even at 50-50.

FIU has the potential to surprise

Butch Davis led his FIU squad to eight wins last season and hosts an Indiana squad that won’t be very good this year. If Conference USA is going to get an upset over a Power 5 program in Week 1 the Panthers have the best chance to make that happen.