Week eight in Conference USA provided us with the first weekend since early September that didn’t have a scheduled game postponed or canceled due to COVID. A season-high eight C-USA teams took the field with Rice and Middle Tennessee State providing what may be the game of the year in the league. Marshall moves into the top-20 following their 20-9 victory over Florida Atlantic and Western Kentucky narrowly escapes a loss to FCS Chattanooga.
Without further ado, let’s take a look at the three things we learned from a full slate in C-USA.
FIU is in trouble
Entering the season, FIU head coach Butch Davis was cautiously optimistic about his team’s chances but also emphasized that the Panthers practice schedule had been heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.