LATEST STORIES FROM C-USA FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL & BASEBALL BLOG
Bowl Projections show all Florida match-up in Beef O’Brady’s Bowl likely
For the organizers of the Beef O’Brady’s Bowl it would be a dream come true. The Beef O’Brady’s Bowl, which will be played on December 20, 2011 pitting the Big East’s #5 team versus Conference USA’s #2 could very well see a match-up of South Florida vs. Central Florida according to the latest 2011-2012 bowl projections. While Louisville versus Souther Miss...
Via C-USA football, Basketball & Baseball Blog
|
October 20, 2011
C-USA sends half of the conference to bowl games
Sports fans across the globe can agree that college bowl season is indeed “the most wonderful time of the year.” With 35 college football games and 70 teams looking to finish their season off with a big win, these bowl games can have a major impact on recruiting and the development of younger players as well as on tradition and pride. Because of all of this excitement...
Via C-USA football, Basketball & Baseball Blog
|
December 10, 2010
ECU gets C-USA Championship, Liberty Bowl berth
East Carolina upset Houston 38-32 in Saturday’s Conference USA Championship Game. Cougar QB Case Keenum threw for an incredible 527 yards and five touchdowns but had three costly interceptions. Houston will face Air Force on December 31st in the Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth. East Carolina will face a tough test when they battle [...]
Via C-USA football, Basketball & Baseball Blog
|
December 07, 2009
Cougars crush Rice, face ECU for C-USA Championship
The Houston Cougars moved up two slots to #21 following their 73-14 victory over crosstown rival Rice. Houston will face ECU in the Conference USA Football Championship Game to wrap up the season with a Liberty Bowl berth on the line. Houston ended the regular season 10-2 and 6-2 in Conference USA play as their [...]
Via C-USA football, Basketball & Baseball Blog
|
December 02, 2009
Houston looks to wrap up C-USA West versus Rice
The Houston Cougars demolished the Memphis Tigers 55-14. Case Keenum threw for 405 yards and five scores in the victory. The #24 Cougars host Rice on the 28th and needs a win over their cross-town rivals to clinch the C-USA West Division. However is Houston loses to 2-9 Rice the SMU Mustangs would then be [...]
Via C-USA football, Basketball & Baseball Blog
|
November 25, 2009
Houston plays with fire again, this time gets burnt
The Houston Cougars dropped 9 spots in the college football Top 25 rankings to #24 following their 37-32 loss to UCF. The loss leaves the Cougars in second place in the C-USA West Standings as they look up at SMU. Case Keenum threw for 377 yards and a touchdown in the loss. Houston hosts Memphis [...]
Via C-USA football, Basketball & Baseball Blog
|
November 17, 2009
Houston has a close call @ Tulsa but gets the win
The Houston Cougars escaped Tulsa with a 46-45 victory. It took a last second 51 yard field goal to keep the Cougars at #15 in this week’s top 25 rankings. QB Case Keenum threw for 522 yards and 3 scores in the victory. The Cougars travel to Central Florida on the 14th and are currently [...]
Via C-USA football, Basketball & Baseball Blog
|
November 10, 2009
Houston tops Southern Miss in shootout, moves up to #15
The #18 Houston Cougars defeated Southern Miss in a wild shootout 50-43. The victory moved the Cougars up in the Top 25 rankings to #15. QB Case Keenum threw for an astounding 559 yards and 5 touchdowns in the victory. The Cougars travel to face Tulsa, a team that is fading in the Conference USA [...]
Via C-USA football, Basketball & Baseball Blog
|
November 03, 2009
Cougars drop in BCS
The Houston Cougars dropped one spot to #18 despite their SMU 38-15 victory over SMU. Houston will host Southern Miss on October 31st. At 6-1, the Cougars lost a lot of steam and attention with the loss @ UTEP, but the goal now for Houston needs to be focusing on winning Conference USA and making [...]
Via C-USA football, Basketball & Baseball Blog
|
October 27, 2009
Houston comes in #17 in initial BCS Standings
The first batch of BCS Standings are now out and Conference USA’s Houston Cougars enter the party at #17. The 5-1 Cougars will look to move up the college football Top 25 rankings as they host SMU on October 24th. SMU has started the season 3-3 and is in the C-USA bowl discussion, but June [...]
Via C-USA football, Basketball & Baseball Blog
|
October 19, 2009
Houston jumps five spots in Top 25 with thrilling win
The Houston Cougars continued their assent up the polls with a thrilling victory over Texas Tech 29-28 late Saturday night. The Cougars moved up from 17th to 12th in this week’s college football Top 25 poll. Houston will travel to UTEP on October 3rd.
Via C-USA football, Basketball & Baseball Blog
|
September 29, 2009
Cougars face another major challenge, move up in Top 25
The Houston Cougars moved up from 21st to 17th on their bye week. Cougar fans are now asking how the Cowboys of Oklahoma State, the team that they beat to vault Houston into the Top 25 rankings, are one slot above them. A question no one can answer in fairness. The Cougars will face a [...]
Via C-USA football, Basketball & Baseball Blog
|
September 22, 2009
2009 C-USA Football Team Previews & Football Info.
The 2009 Conference USA football preview has been released and kickoff for the fall is just around the corner. C-USA Fans have partnered with collegesports-fans.com to offer complete team previews for the 2009 season for every Conference USA football team. Also be sure to check out the C-USA standings and C-USA Football scores throughout the season, [...]
Via C-USA football, Basketball & Baseball Blog
|
August 24, 2009
Favre to Minnesota rumors heating up
Last season, after the Green Bay Packers showed Brett Favre the door, the future NFL Hall of Famer wanted to play for the Minnesota Vikings. But the Packers refused and later traded him to the New York Jets where he started strong but faded while battling injuries. It now appears that the Brett Favre rumors [...]
Via C-USA football, Basketball & Baseball Blog
|
May 04, 2009
Memphis looks for 4th straight Elite 8 appearance facing Missouri
No. 2 Memphis (33-3) vs. No. 3 Missouri (30-6)
Time/Day/TV: 9:37 EDT/Thursday/CBS
Memphis Road to the Sweet 16: Defeated No. 15 Cal-State Northridge, 81-70; Defeated No. 10 Maryland, 89-70
Missouri Road to the Sweet 16: Defeated No. 14 Cornell, 78-59; Defeated No. 6 Marquette, 83-79
Memphis Moment of Truth: Trailing in the closing minutes to Cal-State Northridge, the Tigers [...]
Via C-USA football, Basketball & Baseball Blog
|
March 25, 2009
Memphis to face Tulsa in C-USA Tournament Championship
The 2009 Conference USA Tournament is almost over as the seeding has held true throughout and the #1 seed Memphis Tigers will take on the #2 seed Tulsa Golden Hurricane in the C-USA Tournament Championship Game today. Memphis, the heavy favorite, looks to win their 4th consecutive Conference USA Basketball Tournament Championship while Tulsa looks [...]
Via C-USA football, Basketball & Baseball Blog
|
March 14, 2009
2009 C-USA Basketball Tournament nears
March is here and with March comes the college basketball madness, but first we have the conference tournaments. The two weeks leading up to the 2009 NCAA Tournament are sure to be just as thrilling as teams play for their postseason lives, and the Conference USA Tournament is no different. The 2009 C-USA Basketball Tournament [...]
Via C-USA football, Basketball & Baseball Blog
|
March 02, 2009
Conference USA send 6 teams to bowl games in 2008
It was another great season in 2008 for Conference USA and at the end of the season, 6 C-USA football teams will participate in postseason bowl games. Headlined by East Carolina, a 27-24 winner over Tulsa in the Conference USA Football Championship Game, with 6 team playing in bowl games C-USA has more bowl participants [...]
Via C-USA football, Basketball & Baseball Blog
|
December 10, 2008
Favre jerseys a hot seller online after trade
The recent Brett Favre trade from the Green Bay Packers to the New York Jets last week was made to help the Jets make it back to the NFL playoffs, but even if the Jets do not win a game, the move will be well worth it. After announcing the deal, JetsShop.com received so much [...]
Via C-USA football, Basketball & Baseball Blog
|
August 11, 2008
Houston, UCF basketball previews released
It’s no secret that in Conference USA basketball, it’s Memphis and everybody else. Only Houston, UTEP and UAB have really given the Tigers much competition, but don’t count out UCF in 2008-2009 as both the Cougars and Knights look to compete for the C-USA title. The 2008-2009 UCF Knights basketball preview is now live along [...]
Via C-USA football, Basketball & Baseball Blog
|
August 09, 2008
Optimism abound for SMU football in 2008
It’s been a long, tough road for SMU fans. For years they have suffered after their “death penalty,” but fans of Southern Methodist University once again have hope. 2006 gave fans reasons to believe as the Mustangs finished the year 6-6 and 4-4 in C-USA play. But 2007 was a step in the wrong direction [...]
Via C-USA football, Basketball & Baseball Blog
|
June 30, 2008
More C-USA 2008 football previews
CUSA Fans and College Sports Fans have partnered to provide fans with 2008 college football previews for the 12 Conference USA football schools, and 10 of the 12 C-USA team previews have been completed and are live @ CUSA-fans.com. We told you about 6 of the C-USA team previews earlier this month, and 4 more [...]
Via C-USA football, Basketball & Baseball Blog
|
May 28, 2008
Related Yards



















