As September ends, in-conference games gradually fill the American Athletic Conference’s weekly slate. One of the year’s most-anticipated conference games takes place this week while multiple games could impact middling teams’ bowl hopes. USF and Tulane Fight For Prime Position in the AAC Despite both teams losing twice to Power Four squads, USF-Tulane remains one […]
Week Four put on an exciting week of football for the American Athletic Conference. A new favorite emerged, a league bottom-feeder got its first win, and much more filled an action-packed series of games. Navy Becomes an AAC Frontrunner Few people, if any, gave Navy a chance to beat Memphis after the Tigers beat Florida […]
Army finds themselves 3-0 this week with a chance to sweep the trio of American Conference Owls in consecutive games this Thursday night. The Black Knights will travel to Philadelphia to take on Temple at the Linc. Interestingly, this will be just the second game Army has played in the traditional home of Army-Navy since […]
Army took the fight to Rice early and landed punches often yesterday, taking control of their first conference home game as a part of the AAC from the very start of the first quarter. Indeed, for the first three quarters of play, Army performed all but flawlessly, going up 7-0 in that first period, 28-0 […]
This week, the AAC offers an excellent slate of early regular season games. One school can notch a program-defining win against an in-state rival, and multiple intra-conference games can begin to clear the AAC title picture in just the first month of the season. USF Looks to Knock Off Big Brother The AAC can go […]
Friends, the Army Black Knights face an excellent defensive team this weekend in Rice. This matters because the Owls’ offense has had some trouble capitalizing on their defense’s success throughout most of the early part of this season. But this remains a well-coached and talented team, so that’s unlikely to last forever. At some point, […]
Army football now sits 2-0 for the first time in three years. The Black Knights offense hasn’t racked up this many yards in its first two contests since 2017. Is Army football’s “four yards and a cloud of dust” offense back? Or has their early-season success been a simple function of the match-ups they’ve faced? […]
While Memphis got a signature win in a time-tested series, the AAC was not so lucky in several other matchups against the Power Four. With non-conference play nearing an end, the time for College Football Playoff resume-building wins is quickly running out. Memphis Beats Florida State for the First Time Since 1976 The Memphis Tigers […]
The American has seen better weeks. The conference had multiple opportunities for signature moments against the Power Four and struggled against a fast-rising rival conference. Hopefully, the AAC can put this week in their rearview mirror in pursuit of a playoff berth. The AAC Fights Valiantly Against the Power Four — #17 Kansas State 34, […]
91 years ago, fans flocked to Miami from New York when Manhattan College faced the Miami Hurricanes in the first-ever Festival of Palms Bowl. George Hussey, the official greeter of Miami, created the game to attract more visitors to Miami. The bowl was so successful they had an encore and then renamed it the Orange […]
