It’s only May but it’s never too early to look ahead to the next AAC football season.
The American shook out as many had figured it would last year, with Cincinnati and Central Florida winning shares of the title. But Memphis was a surprise as the Fightin’ Justin Fuente’s used the old school combo of a stifling defense and bruising running game to carry them to a championship. On the flip side, so was East Carolina, which failed to knock out UC and UCF and wound up in 2nd.
I anticipate a similar finish to the 2015 season. Cincinnati and Memphis return the most talented teams in the conference, with Temple a hair behind.