Three Things We Learned From Conference USA
Middle Tennessee won against Miami despite being 26-point underdogs. UTEP Miners beat Boise State 27-10 despite only being 16-points under the odds. Conference USA play starts this weekend. Three Things We Learned from Conference America:
Rick Stockstill's team won its third straight game after a disappointing 44-7 loss to James Madison. The team is 3-1 and is in good position to reach a bowl game for the second consecutive season. They play UTSA on Saturday. Rick played quarterback for Miami from 1977-1981. He believes his team beat Miami because of that.
FIU has not won a game in over 1,000 days and hasn't won on the road since 2018. Mike MacIntyre took over at San Jose State and Colorado and led both programs to 10-win seasons. He has the third-youngest team in FBS football and a roster comprised of underclassmen and players who haven't had starting experience at this level. The team has been outscored 114-12 in their last two games.
UTEP beat Boise State 27-10 on Thursday. The team used the formula that helped them win games during the COVID-shortened 2020 season and early in last year’s bowl season. Quarterback Gavin Hardison went 10-of-11 passing for 123 yards and Deion Hankins, Ronald Awatt and Rey Flores rushed 47 times for 179 yards. Praise Amaewhule recorded 12 quarterback hurries.
