Last week was not pretty for Conference USA's 12 football playing members. The conference only won two games during week one of the college football season and Memphis suffered a loss to FCS member Tennessee Martin.
Week two looks like another difficult test as East Carolina faces number nine South Carolina and UCF visits Ohio State.
Tulane at Tulsa, 11am CT, FSNWeek two looks like another difficult test as East Carolina faces number nine South Carolina and UCF visits Ohio State.
Tulane and Tulsa meet for C-USA's lone inter-conference game in week two. Both teams lost their openers as Tulane fell at home to Rutgers and Tulsa lost at Iowa State 38-23.
The Golden Hurricanes are heavy favorites and are lead by Nebraska transfer quarterback Cody Green. Against Iowa State Green completed 23 of 49 passes for 198 yards and two touchdowns. After suffering a dizzy spell and collapsing at Tuesday's practice Tulane head coach Curtis Johnson plans to lead the Green Wave Saturday afternoon.
East Carolina at (9) South Carolina, 12:20pm ET, SEC Network
East Carolina steps up to SEC competition this week after taking down Marshall's old Southern Conference rival Appalachian State 35-13 last Saturday. South Carolina might be without starting quarterback Connor Shaw after he suffered a shoulder injury against Vanderbilt.
UCF at (14) Ohio State, 12noon ET, ESPN2
The Knights of Central Florida travel to Columbus this Saturday for a date with Ohio State. The Buckeyes unveiled a up-tempo offense under new head coach Urban Meyer last week resulting in a 56-10 victory over Miami University.
Predicted to win C-USA's Eastern division UCF opened its season with a 56-14 drubbing of Akron. Knights running back Latavius Murray only needed 14 carries to rush for 108 yards against the Zips but he will find tougher sledding against Ohio State.
Rice at Kansas, 2:30pm CT, FSN
Rice hung with UCLA for three quarters last week, only trailing the Bruins 35-24 entering the fourth quarter. On Saturday Rice travels to the sunflower for a meeting against Kansas. The Jayhawks are coming off a 31-17 win over South Dakota State.
Western Carolina at Marshall, 7pm ET, Fox College Sports
The big story this week centers around former Marshall and current Western Carolina quarterback Eddie Sullivan. Sullivan joined the Thundering Herd football program in 2010, completing six of 24 passes for 134 yards and one touchdown as a true freshman. Entering 2011 Sullivan planned to redshirt after being moved to third on the depth chart behind Rakeem Cato and A.J Graham. When Graham went down with an injury in November Sullivan was thrust back into the role of primary backup. Instead of risking his redshirt Sullivan walked away from the Thundering Herd and re-appeared on Western Carolina’s roster this summer.
UTEP at Mississippi, 6pm CT, FSN
You know what they say, close only matters in horseshoes and hand grenades but UTEP was just a field goal behind Oklahoma entering the fourth quarter of last week’s 24-7 loss. The Miners will have another opportunity to knock off a BCS opponent as they travel to Mississippi Saturday. If UTEP can get better quarterback play, starter Nick Lamaison only completed six of 23 passes against Oklahoma, a upset is not out of the question.
Memphis at Arkansas State, 6pm CT, ESPN3
It might be a long season for first year Memphis coach Justin Fuente. The Tigers suffered an embarrassing defeat to FCS school Tennessee Martin last week. Things don't get much easier on Saturday as Memphis heads to Arkansas State. The Red Wolves are lead by their own first year head coach, former Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn.
Louisiana Tech at Houston, 7pm CT, CBS Sports Network
An interesting game pitting one of C-USA's incoming members, Louisiana Tech, against one of the conferences outgoing schools, Houston. After their 30-13 loss to Texas State last week Houston offensive coordinator Mike Nesbitt resigned. Play calling duties have been taken over by assistant Travis Bush.
Stephen F. Austin at SMU, 7pm CT, Time Warner Texas
Coming off a loss to Baylor, SMU will host FCS member Stephen F. Austin this week. The Mustangs are lead by one of C-USA's top returning offensive players, running back Zach Line. In last week’s loss to the Bears Line rumbled for 135 yards on 25 carries.
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