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Conference USA faces changes with new TV deal, incoming members

FILE - Western Kentucky head coach Tyson Helton fist bumps his players during the New Orleans Bowl NCAA football game against South Alabama in New Orleans, Dec. 21, 2022. Conference USA heads into the season in transition. In some respects, it got smaller, with six teams defecting to the American Athletic Conference. In others, it got bigger, adding large markets to show off its product. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)

Overview

  • Conference USA underwent conference realignment, now a 9-team league growing to 10 teams.
  • The league has a new TV deal with October midweek games on ESPN and CBS.
  • Sam Houston and Jacksonville State can't win CUSA or bowls this year.
  • The conference is now officially called CUSA, dropping the hyphen.
  • The changes provide more exposure but a different look for Conference USA.