AMERICAN ATHLETIC FOOTBALL NEWS

Hall-of-Fame coach Calhoun unretires for DIII Saint Joseph

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Hall-of-Fame basketball coach Jim Calhoun is coming out of retirement to help build a new Division III program at the University of Saint Joseph in Conn...

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Annual Husky run marks unofficial start to UConn season

STORRS, Conn. (AP) The UConn's men's basketball team ended its summer workouts and unofficially began the new basketball season Wednesday...

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Defense has No. 18 USF headed in right direction (Sep 30, 2017)

After sliding from No. 19 in the preseason poll to No. 21 over a three-week span, South Florida is inching back in the right direction.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

East Carolina holds off UConn 41-38 a field goal goes wide (Sep 24, 2017)

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) East Carolina needed a missed field goal from UConn as time expired to prevent overtime, but the Pirates snapped...

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

STAT WATCH: Kansas, Stanford backs post top 2 rushing totals

The top two rushing performances of the season came over the weekend, with Kansas' Khalil Herbert going for 291 yards on 36 carries against...

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

SMU runs for 314 yards, 4 TDs, beats Arkansas State 44-21 (Sep 23, 2017)

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) Ben Hicks accounted for three touchdowns, Ke'Mon Freeman had 92 of SMU's 315 yards rushing and two touchdowns and the Mustangs beat Arkansas State 44-21 on S...

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

Pollard's kickoff return for TD helps Memphis beat SIU 44-31 (Sep 23, 2017)

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Riley Ferguson threw two touchdown passes, Tony Pollard returned a kickoff 100 yards into the end zone, and Memphis continued to roll with a 44-31 victory ove...

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

Central Florida breezes past QB-depleted Maryland 38-10 (Sep 23, 2017)

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Central Florida coach Scott Frost watched in horror as Maryland quarterback Kasim Hill twisted in agony on the fiel...

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

Navy runs for 569 yards in 42-32 win over Cincinnati (Sep 23, 2017)

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Quarterback Zach Abey ran for 128 of Navy's 569 rushing yards in a 42-32 victory over Cincinnati in an American Athletic Conference game Saturday.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

UCF cruises past injury-depleted Maryland in return after 23-day layoff

Coming off a three-week layoff because of Hurricane Irma, the Knights (2-0) used a 21-point run over the second and third quarters to take c...

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

PHOTOS: Texas Tech get big road win over Houston 27-24

PHOTOS: Texas Tech get big road win over Houston 27-24

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Sanders kicks a walk off 53-yarder, New Mexico trips Tulsa (Sep 23, 2017)

TULSA, Okla. (AP) Jason Sanders kicked a 53-yard field goal with three seconds on the clock, lifting New Mexico past Tulsa 16-13 on Saturday. It was the second straight game that...

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Cincinnati readies for Navy triple-option in AAC clash

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Navy and Cincinnati will meet for the first time Saturday since 1956, yet both coaching staffs are quite familiar with...

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Texas Tech looks to build on offensive success at Houston

Texas Tech looks to build on offensive success at Houston

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Central Florida gets back to business in clash with Maryland

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Twenty-three days after winning its season opener, Central Florida finally gets to play another football game.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Army has concerns about its air attack in matchup at Tulane

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Army's running game is Tulane's biggest concern.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Auriemma offers to forego pay in education budget battle

STORRS, Conn. (AP) Hall of Fame basketball coach Geno Auriemma has weighed into Connecticut's budget battle, offering to go unpaid next ye...

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Texas Tech looks to build on offensive success at Houston

HOUSTON (AP) Texas Tech has the nation's top offense, and it's trying to keep it that way as the schedule gets tougher.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Tice, Flowers lead No. 21 USF to 43-7 rout of Temple (Sep 21, 2017)

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) An improved defense is setting up No. 21 South Florida for a potentially big season.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Flowers, Tice lead No. 21 USF to victory over Temple

Darius Tice rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns as No. 21 South Florida dominated Temple 43-7 on Thursday night.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Austin Peay adds UCF as 12th game

(STATS) - Austin Peay will play a third FBS opponent this season after the Governors added an Oct. 28 visit to UCF on Thursday.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Preview: No. 21 USF begins quest for AAC title on short week vs. Temple

Quinton Flowers looks to lead the USF Bulls to their fourth straight victory to begin the season.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

No. 21 USF eager for another crack at Temple in AAC opener

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) No. 21 South Florida is still smarting from a loss to Temple that cost the Bulls a chance to play for last season's American Athletic Conference championship.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017