Labor Day Weekend has ushered in Fall, and it might be a chillier time of year in The American than usual; at least things are off to a cold start so far. In a week that saw all 11 AAC football programs in action, only Houston, SMU, Tulane, and UCF managed to come out with wins. It's also no secret that the American Athletic Conference is headed into a massive period of change once this season comes to an end. Three schools are departing, and six new members are coming in to fortify the league's ranks.
Houston and UCF winning is certainly good, but they're part of the contingent departing the league next July, and the Coogs win came over incoming UTSA - in absolute thrilling fashion, by the way. The Roadrunners gave fans of the league something to look forward to in the future, especially if UTSA can continue to pack the Alamodome like it did in the instant classic against Houston.
Meanwhile, SMU's victory came over North Texas, another program that will be joining the AAC in 2023. In fact, Tulane's win over UMass was the only one against an FBS opponent that's not joining The American next season (UCF beat FCS South Carolina State).
Looking at the rest of the incoming schools, Rice fell at USC. FAU fell at Ohio. And Charlotte lost to FCS William & Mary, while UAB brought home a season opening victory against Alabama A&M. If you're a fan of the AAC, it's still way too early to start freaking out. But there is definitely reason for concern.
Tuesday's AAC Daily has been postponed due to ongoing health issues with its lead producer, but will return as soon as possible. Until then, we're still keeping you up to speed with a look around The American.
Seems like there might be some concern among fans, but they should trust Cincinnati's Luke Fickell.
ECU WBB has added J'Kyra Brown in the roll of Assistant to the Dir of Operations/Director of Recruiting.
It was a game that people will be talking about for ages, and here are 5 takeaways from UH at UTSA.
Memphis head coach Ryan Silverfield met with the media to talk Wk 1, and look ahead in this video.
It's another big one on tap in Orlando with the Louisville Cardinals visiting the UCF Knights for a rematch.
Navy's Ken Niumatalolo told the media that he didn’t see anything on game tape he didn’t already know.
Plans continue to take shape for the new on-campus facilities the USF Football program is waiting for.
SMU's future looks bright based on the performance of its future players' performances in HS games.
Week 1 wasn't nice to the Owls, with Duke taking Temple to the woodshed in a blowout to open 2022.
Tulane's Michael Pratt has tossed at least one TD in 21 of his 22 career games after the win against UMass.
A heartbreaker is the only way to describe the loss to Wyoming, but Tulsa had some bright spots too.
Charlotte Football has a tall task ahead with the Maryland Terrapins coming to town this weekend.
He's the oldest starting quarterback in FBS college football, and UNT's signal caller is getting attention.
Rice Football has unveiled some pretty cool space-themed helmets for the Owls upcoming game.
Check out Willie Taggart's press conference as the FAU head coach recaps last week and looks ahead.
UAB will have to take on Liberty this weekend, and we have a look at the Blazers from LU's perspective.