Coach Bill Lewis

https://conferenceusa.com/news/2021/2/25...ships.aspx DALLAS –Conference USA has announced that it will provide an opportunity for all member institutions to participate in its men’s and women’s basketball championships this season. The Air Force Reserve C-USA Basketball Championships presented by Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Frisco will adjust the schedule to accommodate games to be played on Tuesday, March 9 and run through Saturday, March 13. The brackets for this year’s Championships, including seeds and tipoff times, will be announced at the conclusion of the regular season on Saturday, March 6.

Coastal Carolina's men's soccer is leaving the Sun Belt and will begin play in Conference USA in the fall of 2021. The addition brings C-USA back up to 9 Men's Soccer programs. Coastal's move leaves the Sun Belt with only 3 Men's Soccer programs. Link: https://goccusports.com/news/2021/2/25/c...e-usa.aspx

“According to the release due to COVID-19 protocols, tickets for the 2021 Air Force Reserve C-USA Basketball Championships Presented by Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Frisco will not be available for sale to the general public due to limited capacity. Each institution will receive an extremely limited number of tickets for family and friends“ https://wkuherald.com/sports/update-on-c...4cb35.html

Houston will host Western Kentucky on this Thursday night. huge game!! This could be the opportunity the conference was needing!

UAB has really done a fantastic job. Soon to be the nicest stadium in CUSA.

Chris Robison, former FAU QB is entering transfer portal.

I'm saddened that the best program in C-USA is not able to play in a bowl. Many lessor ones did get to play. This does not at all seem fair given the circumstances.

Asher O'Hara the QB for MTSU is entering the portal. Thought you guys would want to know.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...lt-scandal More than two years after receiving an NCAA notice of allegations, and more than four years after firing football coach Art Briles and disciplining other administrators for their roles in a sexual assault scandal, Baylor officials are scheduled to appear before the NCAA Committee on Infractions on Monday.

Rice required UTEP's football team be COVID tested upon arrival in Houston instead of before they left El Paso. Head Coach Dana Dimel agreed to that months ago. The team was tested upon arrival in H-Town, and then the game got cancelled. The players who failed their test had to take a bus 1000 miles back to El Paso. Sad! https://twitter.com/AndyMorganTV/status/...4057965572

Found this on the CUSA site and thought you fellas would be interested: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-s...576420.php

The Big 10 is back and now even the Pac 12 and MWC are thinking about it -- , does this force ODU to call Judy with hat in hand?

Interesting looks like Rice and UAB are at a higher level than the rest. Of course rankings can be subjective. 16 Rice 153 UAB 187 FIU 227 Charlotte 249 North Texas 258 ODU 272 FAU 284 Marshall 298-389 LA Tech 298-389 MTSU 298-389 WKU 298-389 USM 298-389 UTEP 298-389 UTSA https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges

ACC men's basketball coaches are proposing an expanded 2021 NCAA tournament that would include every Division I team. "I am so proud to stand UNITED with every coach in the ACC in the belief that every Division I college basketball program should be allowed to participate in the NCAA Tournament this year!" Forbes tweeted. "This is what's best for our student-athletes, fans and the sport of college basketball. It will incentivize everyone that loves and cares about our great sport during these unprecedented times, and it will provide a safe environment for all to participate in. LET'S GET THIS DONE!" Read more: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket...sion-teams

https://conferenceusa.com/news/2020/8/28...edule.aspx No NFL Network games this season. CBSSN took more games than usual. Here's the specifics for North Texas. Looks like they are trying to avoid the night time. CONFERENCE USA Football Schedule for 2020 Conference USA has announced its initial broadcast schedule for the 2020 football season, featuring nationally aired broadcasts by the league's primary partners. Every C-USA football game is expected to be available on traditional linear television or via streaming. All but one of North Texas' 11 scheduled games are listed below, as the matchup at Houston on Sept. 26, will be announced by the American Athletic Conference at a later time as part of their television partner agreements. C-USA games will be available this fall via CBS Sports Network, Stadium, ESPN and ESPN Digital. The 2020 C-USA Championship game, slated for Saturday, Dec. 5, will air on CBS Sports Network. Its kickoff time will be announced at a later date. Please note that all dates and times are subject to change. CBS SPORTS NETWORK 9/19 SMU @ North Texas CBSSN 5:00 pm CT 10/31 North Texas @ UTEP CBSSN 3:00 pm CT 11/7 LA Tech @ North Texas CBSSN 5:00 pm CT STADIUM 10/3 Southern Miss @ North Texas Stadium 6:30 pm CT 10/17 North Texas @ Middle Tennessee Stadium 4 pm CT 11/14 North Texas @ UAB Stadium TBD 11/28 North Texas @ UTSA Stadium 2 pm CT ESPN NETWORKS 9/5 Houston Baptist @ North Texas ESPN3 6:30 pm CT 10/10 Charlotte @ North Texas ESPN3/+ 6 pm CT 11/21 Rice @ North Texas ESPN3/+ 3 pm CT

OL Chandler Anthony elected the transfer portal. As a graduate transfer he is eligible to play right away.

https://www.pilotonline.com/sports/colle...story.html A lot of really sad stuff here. including these things: - CUSA will give members about $1 million less than years past - Conference membership decisions need to be made” to reduce expenses and missed class time while generating more fan interest - All schools must be prepared for partial or total interruption of the 2020 football season.” - Losing the NCAA tournament resulted in a loss of $867 million Tough times for all I'm afraid.

I know North Texas got the regular season Men's Basketball Title, and Rice got the Women's basketball title. But, what about baseball, softball, golf, ....? There isn't much to go on. Maybe the conference will just not declare champions for the majority of the spring sports.

Thought you guys may want to cheer on a fellow conference mate over the holiday. All times are Central Standard Time. View Full Article

The first details of the athletics master plan, due first quarter next year, were revealed at this week's Board of Trustees meeting: Highlights: - Charlotte will add Women's Lacrosse (2nd Title IX offset program for football). - New Soccer/Lacrosse stadium will be built at the current soccer practice field west of TransAmerica Field. - Wells Fargo Fieldhouse will be expanded with dedicated offices locker rooms for each sport supported there (M/W Soccer, Lacrosse, M/W T&F, Softball. - New offices and locker rooms for Baseball at Hayes Stadium. Jacob Baum (JacobBaum_) The Trustees at @unccharlotte has approved Women’s Lacrosse. The team will get a new playing facility on current soccer practice fields, the Wells Fargo Field House will be renovated under the Athletics Master Plan. @CharlotteBSB moving into its own Clubhouse. (1/2) https://t.co/RQxEZquvgG Jacob Baum @JacobBaum_ .@unccharlotte is now considering a proposal/motion of adding Women’s Lacrosse as sponsored program for @Charlotte49ers Athletics. @niner_times @NTimes_Sports @_agent49 @Barstool49ers 11:37 AM - 11 Dec 2019 10 6 Lots of info from the BOT Meeting today. Adding women’s lacrosse, New stand alone soccer stadium, and new baseball clubhouse.

https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-old-dom...22462.html Coordinator at Penn State. Solid hire from a legit program. Conference is really bringing in some top notch coaches from quality high profile programs. Big improvements over what we have had in the past.

https://www.news4jax.com/sports/2019/12/...l-program/ JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville University will no longer play football and will discontinue its Division I program, effective immediately, the university announced Tuesday. The university cited “a data-driven analysis” as the reason for the major changes to the athletics program. “This was a difficult decision,” Athletic Director Alex Ricker-Gilbert said in a release announcing the change. “Our student-athletes and coaches in the football program are talented, tenacious and hard working. We respect them immensely. Reinvesting these resources into our other Division I programs better positions us to enhance the experience for all 450 student-athletes.” The university will offer full-tuition scholarships to every football student-athlete who chooses to stay at Jacksonville University until graduation and will honor the employment agreements for all football coaches.

https://www.pilotonline.com/sports/colle...story.html He was such a good coach. Sad day for Monarch fans.

Great news for C-USA.