An unofficial The American, Conference USA, Sun Belt, and Independent football blog
Conference USA is often an overlooked quarterback conference. Last year the league produced the nation’s sixth-leading passer and third-leading rusher (among quarterbacks). Yet, neither of those players — Nick Minicucci nor Caden Creel — was a Week 1 starter. However, both Minicucci and Creel return as stars of the conference in 2026. Will we discover […]
On Friday the NCAA announced that it has found North Dakota’s football program guilty of tampering violations as it relates to the transfer portal. Per their findings, assistant coach Travis Stepps had knowingly engaged in conversation with a student athlete at a separate school that had not yet entered into the portal last fall well […]
We’re stuck in the dog days of the college football offseason, sandwiched between spring football and fall camp. The schedules are out, and excitement is beginning to build as fans make plans for the early-season slate. Part of that planning involves knowing which quarterbacks you’re going to watch this fall. With spring football in the […]
The UTEP Miners are headed to a more fitting home in the mountains. No, they aren’t relocating from El Paso, but after 21 seasons in Conference USA, the Miners are realigning to the Mountain West on July 1, 2026. UTEP hopes the more convenient geographic fit can bring stability to a program far removed from […]
June is here and that means that college football is less than three months out. In other words, it is the preseason and thus it’s time for some preseason rankings. The FCS, as it always seems to, has the usual suspects hovering at the top. Outside of the top three, though, it’s a real puzzle […]
With the regular season starting up in less than a week, all eight CFL teams finalized their 2026 rosters over the past weekend. Listed below is every former FCS player who made the cuts and where they will be playing North of the boarder this summer: BC Lions T.J. Burke, DL (Lehigh) Tibo Debaillie, DL […]
The American Conference revealed its 2026 schedule on Thursday, Feb. 26. Now that schedule is more clear. Networks and kickoff times for the first month of the season, and for select additional games, were revealed Wednesday. Here’s a rundown of what we know about the 2026 American Conference Schedule, from the Week 0 Memphis-UNLV showdown […]
The college football schedule reveal isn’t an event like the NFL’s. But each year around Memorial Day Weekend, the networks and kickoff for the first three weeks of the season, along with select other games, are made public. One of the more comprehensive schedule releases belonged to Conference USA. Given the CUSA’s abundance of midweek […]
ESPN has officially announced that it will again be carrying a handful of FCS games during the upcoming season. With the season still three months away, there is a strong likelihood that more contests will be added to this list but here’s every contest that will hit national TV this year as it has been […]
If an athlete is lucky they will have one transcendent performance in their career; one that forever etches them into the lore of their team’s (and maybe even the sport’s) history. Michael Jordan had the flu game. Don Larsen had a perfect game in the 1956 World Series. There are several examples of athletes having […]
As the offseason rolls on college football teams continue to shape their future non-conference schedules and it seems as though Harvard is dipping its toes into the Big Sky as part of that process. On Tuesday it was announced that the Crimson had locked up contests against a pair of Big Sky teams, inking contracts […]
The American Conference Championship Game is getting a new timeslot in 2026. The league’s 2026 title game will kick off Saturday, Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. Although it’s the 12th-straight year the American Championship Game will air on ABC, this coming December marks the first time ever the event has been slated […]
One of the best stories in the FCS last season was the head-turning run of Yale. Not only did the Bulldogs secure yet another Ivy League crown (their fourth over the last six seasons) with a dominant win over rival Harvard in the season finale, they followed it up with an impressive run in their […]
Outside of the top two or three teams, the FCS is as hard to peg down as it ever has been coming into 2026. Yes, the Montana schools and South Dakota State will probably be at the tippy top again but beyond that, it’s anyone’s guess as to who will be right there making noise […]
All 10 FBS conferences released their 2026 football schedules prior to the end of March. However, one of those conference schedules required a significant revision. Conference USA and Sun Belt both included Louisiana Tech on their initial schedules which were released within 24 hours of each other in mid-March. But only one conference can claim […]
The custody battle over the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs is finally over. Conference USA announced on Monday, Apr. 27 that it reached a resolution with Louisiana Tech, allowing the Bulldogs to exit the conference for the Sun Belt for the 2026-27 academic year. The move will transpire in July. “Conference USA is pleased to have reached […]
The Cincinnati Bearcats were well represented at the NFL Draft. The fourth and final Bearcat came off the board at pick No. 235 in the seventh round, as center Gavin Gerhardt officially boarded the NFL stage as a member of the Minnesota Vikings. Gerhardt joins teammates Jake Golday (pick No. 52, also to the Vikings), […]
Conference USA finally arrived to the 2026 NFL Draft at pick No. 240. Middle Tennessee inside linebacker Parker Hughes was the league’s first representative at the draft in Pittsburgh, hearing his name called as the 240th overall pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round. Hughes is the first player drafted directly out of […]
Eli Heidenreich grew up a diehard Pittsburgh Steelers fan, understanding it is a public duty for all Pittsburgh natives to represent the black and gold. Now the Navy star running back/wide receiver will actually represent the black and gold as the newest member of the organization. Heidenreich was selected by his hometown Steelers at pick […]
One of college football’s most impressive athletes is headed to the NFL. Navy defensive tackle Landon Robinson watched his professional dreams come to fruition as the 226th overall selection in the 2026 NFL Draft, when his name was called by the Cincinnati Bengals. Robinson was the third American Conference player picked in 2026 and the […]
One Pirate is ready to sail a long way from the coast. East Carolina wide receiver Anthony Smith found a new home in Arlington, TX as the 218th overall selection by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2026 NFL Draft. Smith was the second pick of the seventh round on Saturday, becoming the second player drafted […]
The first American Conference prospect of the 2026 NFL Draft class lands in the fourth round. Memphis offensive tackle Travis Burke was selected 117th overall by the Los Angeles Chargers. Burke is the first Memphis Tiger selected since 2025 Mr. Irrelevant Kobee Minor went 257th overall and the earliest pick from the program since guard […]
One of college football’s ultimate deep threats is headed to Kansas City. Cincinnati Bearcats wide receiver Cyrus Allen was selected by the Chiefs with pick No. 176 of the fifth round in the 2026 NFL Draft. Allen is the third Bearcat off the board this weekend, following in the foosteps of outside linebacker Jake Golday […]
For the fifth time in the last decade, North Dakota State has seen one of its quarterbacks selected in the NFL Draft. Cole Payton has now joined the rich lineage of Cam Miller (2025), Trey Lance (2021), Easton Stick (2019) and Carson Wentz (2016) as former Bison signal callers to hear their name called. Payton […]
From high school to two collegiate stops, Joe Royer’s entire football journey has transpired in the state of Ohio. That trend will continue as the tight end is officially a member of the Cleveland Browns. The Browns selected the Cincinnati Bearcats’ starting tight end at 170th overall in the fifth round of the 2026 NFL […]