While offense seems to be the focus of most winning teams as of late, defense isn't an afterthought. Which teams look in the best shape over the course of the next three seasons?
The draft is 20 days away! We look at the prospects with medical red flags ahead of the "medical combine". We also spotlight potential 2nd-day prospects and HBCU prospects.
Bill Connelly breaks down the Conference USA West division, and if anyone can rival UAB at the top.
The College Football Playoff crowned its next champion in Miami. Take a look at the rest of the CFP and bowl season.
South Carolina becomes the second SEC team to back out of its bowl game due to COVID-19 concerns. The Gamecocks were to play UAB in the Gasparilla Bowl on Saturday.
UAB beat Marshall 22-13 on Friday night for its second Conference USA championship in the past three years.
UAB had its third consecutive game canceled when Friday's matchup against Southern Mississippi was called off because of COVID-19 concerns within the Golden Eagles program.
The UAB football team scrapped a trip to Texas next week to play UTEP because of positive COVID-19 tests.
The UAB-North Texas game scheduled for Saturday won't be played because of a COVID-19 outbreak and contact tracing among the Blazers.
Due to conditions around the coronavirus pandemic, the UTEP-UAB game will be moved up a day to Nov. 20 and relocated to Midland, Texas.
Conference USA has rescheduled seven football games that were postponed earlier this season because of COVID-19 issues. All will be played the first two weeks of December.
Bryson Lucero threw three touchdown passes to lead UAB to a 21-13 victory over UTSA in its Conference USA opener on Saturday.
Spencer Brown rushed for three touchdowns in setting a UAB career record, fellow senior Austin Watkins Jr. had a career-high 183 yards receiving with a score, and the Blazers defeated South Alabama 42-10 on Thursday night.
UAB quarterback Tyler Johnston III is out indefinitely with an injury to his non-throwing shoulder.
Cam'Ron Harris ran for 134 yards and scored twice to lead Miami to a 31-14 season-opening win over UAB Thursday night.
Two of the Power 5 conferences might be sitting out the fall season, but there is still plenty to be decided across the college football landscape. What does the 2020 campaign have in store?
| 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 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Burns Jr. | CB | Signed | 78 |
| Kybo Jamerson | OLB | Signed | 73 |
| Eli Richey | OG | Signed | 73 |
| Antwan Massie | CB | Signed | 73 |
| Charles Daniels | OLB | Signed | 73 |
