Bill Connelly's mega offseason previews: Conference USA East
Bill Connelly's division-by-division offseason previews get started with Conference USA East and defending champ Marshall.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
1st in C-USA - East
Grading college football's new coaching hires: Will Malzahn thrive with UCF?
Which teams aced their selections, and which made more questionable picks? We break it down.
Source: Marshall's Lambert to Purdue as co-DC
Purdue is continuing its defensive revamp by hiring Marshall's Brad Lambert as co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, a source told ESPN.
Marshall hires Crimson Tide's Huff as new coach
Marshall has hired Alabama associate head coach/running backs coach Charles Huff as its new head coach, the school announced Sunday.
College football bowl game schedule: Scores, recaps, games
The College Football Playoff crowned its next champion in Miami. Take a look at the rest of the CFP and bowl season.
College football bowl picks: Predicting the score of every game
Adam Rittenberg predicts the winners and final scores of every bowl game, including the College Football Playoff.
Connelly: Favorite players and wild stats from the 2020 college football season
The best players, moments and eye-popping stats from the college football season.
Holliday out as Marshall coach after 11 seasons
Doc Holliday won't return as Marshall coach after 11 seasons at the school.
Late touchdown dooms Marshall bettors in this week's Bad Beats (1:40)
Marks lifts Buffalo to 17-10 Camellia Bowl win over Marshall
— Kevin Marks scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with 1:09 left and Buffalo made a final defensive stop to beat Marshall 17-10 in the Camellia Bowl on Friday.
What you need to know about all 28 bowl games
Here are the key players and storylines for every college football bowl game, including the playoff.
UAB tops Marshall for 2nd C-USA title in 3 years
UAB beat Marshall 22-13 on Friday night for its second Conference USA championship in the past three years.
What a 32-, 16- and eight-team College Football Playoff would look like this season
What if the CFP had expanded for just this year? Here's a look at the potential matchups and storylines we could be seeing.
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.
Marshall cancels vs. Charlotte for lack of players
Marshall says Friday's regular-season football finale against Charlotte has been canceled due to injuries and a lack of available Thundering Herd players at key positions, which it attributed to COVID-19 issues.
CFP top 6 holds steady; Big 12 still alive in chase
The top six teams in the CFP rankings remained the same Tuesday, including Ohio State, which stayed at No. 4 despite uncertainty about its upcoming opponents. Meanwhile, the Big 12's slim playoff hopes received a boost, as Iowa State moved to No. 7.
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.
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.
Rice uses 5 interceptions to upset No. 15 Marshall 20-0
— Safety Naeem Smith returned one of five Marshall interceptions for a touchdown and Rice shocked the 15th-ranked Thundering Herd 20-0 on Saturday.
Rice's defense cashes in with pick-six (0:37)
Capital One Fan Vote: Who would win this non-Power 5 playoff of undefeated teams?
BYU or Cincinnati? What about Coastal Carolina or Marshall? Who would win in a hypothetical playoff of non-Power 5 unbeatens? Let us know in the Capital One Fan Vote.
AP Top 25 college football poll reaction: What's next for each ranked team?
The top of the AP Top 25 college football poll remains the same, but there's plenty of movement in the back half. Here's what's next for each ranked team.
Bama, ND, Clemson, OSU lead first CFP rankings
Alabama is No. 1 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, followed by Notre Dame, Clemson and Ohio State. BYU debuts at No. 14 despite a 9-0 start.
College football Power Rankings for Week 12
The Big Ten featured two of the biggest games of the week. How will Ohio State's win and Wisconsin's loss impact this week's Power Rankings? And where does Oklahoma's big Bedlam victory slot the Sooners? All of that and more from Week 12.
Charlotte-Marshall postponed due to COVID-19
No. 15 Marshall's game scheduled for Saturday against Charlotte has been postponed due to issues the 49ers are having with COVID-19.
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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 Yards212.979th
Rushing Yards178.351st
Points For31.785th
Points Against13.0127th
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Coombs | WR | Signed | 77 |
| Isaiah Finnie | OLB | Signed | 74 |
| Cam Fancher | QB-PP | Signed | 73 |
| Darion Dearinger | DT | Signed | 72 |
| John McConnell | K | Signed | 72 |
Awards
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | C. Pennington | Campbell Trophy |
| 1997 | R. Moss | Fred Biletnikoff Award |