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American Stories: American Caps A Remarkable Year With Saturday's Championship

Two teams with a combined 21-1 record battle for The American championship Saturday, and the college football world should take notice

by Dick Weiss

ORLANDO-- This has been an entertaining year in the American Athletic Conference.

The league has produced three teams -- UCF, Memphis and USF -- that have cracked the top 25 and seven conference teams are bowl eligible.

But it is hard to tell how many influential movers and shakers in college football notice the success story written by this league. The American is intent on changing their minds.