Conference USA

Duke's Mayonnaise new sponsor of Charlotte football games

By Steve Reed Jun. 18, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Duke’s Mayonnaise is the new title sponsor of the regular-season college football game and postseason bowl game played in Charlotte. ...

Conference USA sets bowl lineup for 2020-25

May. 28, 2020 01:18 PM EDT
DALLAS (AP) — Conference USA has secured its bowl lineup through the 2025 season, with seven guaranteed postseason appearances each year. ...

FILE - In this is an April 25, 2018, file photo, NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis is viewed. College sports programs are already being cut and more are likely on the chopping block. The coronavirus pandemic has triggered fears of an economic meltdown on campuses around the country. The cancellation of the NCAA men's basketball tournament cost schools $375 million and more losses are expected, especially if football season is disrupted in the fall. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

NCAA to lift moratorium on football, basketball workouts

By Steve Megargee May. 20, 2020 12:28 PM EDT

In this June 13, 2018 file photo, grounds crew prepare TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb., for the NCAA baseball College World Series. The Division I baseball championship, decided in this city of just under a half-million for the past 70 years, is among the many sporting events canceled or postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, file)

Preparing for budget crunch, conferences ask NCAA for relief

By Ralph D. Russo Apr. 14, 2020 09:59 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2019, file photo, roses are placed along the edge of the Memorial Fountain honoring the 75 lives lost in the 1970 plane crash as Marshall University hosts its 49th annual Memorial Fountain Ceremony in Huntington, W.Va. Marshall and East Carolina will open the 2020 football season a week earlier to accommodate a national television broadcast to mark the 50th anniversary of the worst disaster in U.S. sports history. The schools announced Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, that the game originally scheduled for Sept. 5 in Greenville, N.C., will now be played Aug. 29.(Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP, File)

Marshall-ECU game date moved, will honor 1970 crash victims

Feb. 20, 2020 01:59 PM EST

Boilermakers hire Callaway as newest coaching staff member

Feb. 19, 2020 05:08 PM EST
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue coach Jeff Brohm hired longtime assistant coach Neil Callaway as the Boilermakers' new senior analyst Wednesday. ...

Georgia, Clemson announce 2021 opening game in Charlotte

Feb. 18, 2020 03:44 PM EST
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Georgia and Clemson will open the 2021 season by playing on a neutral site at the home of the NFL's Carolina Panthers. ...

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2019, file photo, then-Florida State head football coach Willie Taggart watches an NCAA college basketball game with his son's Jackson and Willie, Jr. in Tallahassee, Fla. Florida Atlantic announced that quarterback Willie Taggart Jr. signed with the Owls on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, meaning he will play for his father, the new FAU coach. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser, File)

Willie Taggart Jr. signs to play at FAU, for Willie Taggart

Feb. 05, 2020 01:57 PM EST

Duke Blue Devils at Florida State Seminoles 1/12/2019

Feb. 05, 2020 01:53 PM EST

Baylor hires ex-UNC coach Fedora as offensive coordinator

Jan. 25, 2020 09:32 PM EST
WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor has hired former North Carolina and Southern Miss head coach Larry Fedora as its offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for new...

FILE - In this May 22, 2019, file photo, Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator Todd Monken watches a drill during an NFL football organized team activity session at the team's training facility in Berea, Ohio. Todd Monken, the former offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is Kirby Smart's choice to lead Georgia's offense. Monken was named on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, to replace James Coley as the Bulldogs' offensive coordinator. Coley will remain on staff as assistant head coach.(AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)

Georgia's Smart hires Todd Monken as offensive coordinator

By Charles Odum Jan. 17, 2020 02:00 PM EST

In this photo taken March 20, 2019, former Florida International kicker Jose Borregales (30) stretches during NCAA college football practice in Miami. Borregales announced Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020, that he is enrolling at Miami as a graduate transfer. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP)

FIU's Borregales helped beat Miami, now joins Hurricanes

By Tim Reynolds Jan. 12, 2020 12:49 PM EST

Vandy goes for experience hiring Fitch, Roof as coordinators

Jan. 04, 2020 06:49 PM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason has hired a trio of new assistants led by new offensive coordinator Todd Fitch and defensive coordinator...

Tulane rallies for 30-13 win over Southern Miss in AF Bowl

By Stephen Hawkins Jan. 04, 2020 03:27 PM EST
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Justin McMillan won two Texas state championships playing for a high school only about 35 miles away from where he played his last...

Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck, right, hugs wide receiver Tyler Johnson after Minnesota defeated Auburn during the Outback Bowl NCAA college football game Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Minnesota hires Mike Sanford Jr. as co-offensive coordinator

Jan. 03, 2020 03:44 PM EST

Tulane head coach Willie Fritz yells toward an official during the first half of an NCAA football game against SMU at Ford Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, in Dallas. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

Southern Miss, Tulane renew rivalry in Armed Forces Bowl

The Associated Press Jan. 03, 2020 12:38 PM EST

Louisiana Tech's J'Mar Smith (8) reacts during the NCAA college football Independence Bowl against Miami, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019, at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, La. (Henriette Wildsmith/The Shreveport Times via AP)

Boilermakers hire veteran Diaco as new defensive coordinator

Jan. 02, 2020 06:05 PM EST

Western Kentucky place kicker Cory Munson, right, celebrates after kicking the game winning field goal in the final seconds of the NCAA First Responder Bowl college football game against Western Michigan in Dallas, Monday, Dec. 30, 2019. Western Kentucky won the game 23-20. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman)

Western Kentucky wins First Responder Bowl 23-20 on FG

Dec. 30, 2019 05:54 PM EST

Best Western? WKU plays WMU in First Responder Bowl at SMU

The Associated Press Dec. 28, 2019 11:31 PM EST
FIRST RESPONDER BOWL: Western Kentucky (8-4, C-USA) vs. Western Michigan (7-5, MAC), in Dallas, Monday at 12:30 p.m. EST. Line: Western...