Choosing CUSA: Week 1 predictions for Conference USA

All eyes will be on Southern Miss and Western Kentucky this week to see if either will be able to repeat last season’s success.

Games of the Week

Rice vs Western Kentucky (WKU -17)

Your defending CUSA Champions will start the season against Rice who is looking to bounce back after a disappointing 2015 season. I’m a big fan of having conference games early in the season and this one should give us a good indicator of how the defending champs look.

Western Kentucky named former USF quarterback Mike White the starting quarterback last week and I’m curious to see how the offense looks. White wasn’t a polished passer at USF and the passing attack at WKU has been a staple of their offense. Could we…