Old Dominion, Marshall and Southern Miss all officially announced they will leave C-USA for the Sun Belt in June of this year.View the original article to see embedded media.Old Dominion, Marshall and Southern Miss all announced they plan on ending their alliance with Conference USA in June 2022, in anticipation of a move to the Sun Belt Conference.Sports Illustrated's Ross Dellenger reports that this decision comes as C-USA included all three schools as part of their official 2022 football schedule that was released earlier this afternoon.Meanwhile, Dellenger explained that the Sun Belt also created schedules including those schools, meaning each of the three football programs were set to receive two different schedules for the fall.In a statement, Old Dominion mentioned how frustrated it was with C-USA’s scheduling process:“The University first advised the Conference in early December 2021 of the University's plans to terminate its membership in June 2022.
Southern Miss defensive lineman Tahj Sykes celebrates Senior Day by proposing to his girlfriend, who excitedly says yes.
FIU 17, USM 37Max Bortenschlager finds Tyrese Chambers wide open downfield, and the FIU receiver races away for a 91-yard touchdown.
FIU 17, USM 37Jason Brownlee makes the catch for a 34-yard TD
FIU 17, USM 37Frank Gore Jr. drops in a dime for a 39-yard touchdown while filling it at quarterback for Southern Miss.
USM 35, LT 19Picked! UTSA throws pick in the 1st quarter
USM 17, UTSA 27UTSA wide receiver Zakhari Franklin makes a phenomenal one-handed catch with a defender draped all over him for a big gain.
USM 17, UTSA 27Southern Mississippi takes the lead after Camron Harrell gets into UTSA territory with a long kick return. Then Frank Gore Jr. scores the rushing touchdown.
USM 17, UTSA 27Joshua Cephus scores 40-yard receiving TD vs. Southern Miss
USM 17, UTSA 27Southern Mississippi takes the lead after Natrone Brooks picks off the pass and takes it to the house.
USM 17, UTSA 27Leroy Watson hauls in the 24-yard touchdown, tying the score at 17.
USM 17, UTSA 27UTSA has the ball in Southern Mississippi territory after they force a fumble.
USM 17, UTSA 27UTSA goes up 27-17 late after forcing a fumble then a few plays later scoring a rushing touchdown.
USM 17, UTSA 27The UTSA defense forces three fourth quarter turnovers and the offense gets a late touchdown leading to a 27-17 win over Southern Mississippi.
USM 17, UTSA 27North Texas RB Ikaika Ragsdale hits a gap and turns on the jets as he races toward the end zone.
NTX 38, USM 14This has been an unhappy homecoming week for Tennessee.
USM 10, TEN 24Mississippi State football players Leo Lewis and Kobe Jones have, according to court documents, told the NCAA they received free merchandise from a clothing store while on recruiting trips to Ole Miss, something that would violate NCAA rules..
| Sun Belt West | W | L | % | GB | STRK |
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| Arkansas State | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Louisiana-Monroe | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| South Alabama | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Southern Mississippi | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Texas State | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Troy | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
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North Texas
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Texas-San Antonio(23)
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27-17 |
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Louisiana Tech
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35-19 |
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FIU
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37-17 |
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Liberty
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Miami
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Northwestern State
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Tulane
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Troy
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Arkansas State
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Texas State
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Georgia State
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Coastal Carolina
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South Alabama
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Louisiana-Monroe
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