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Three Things We Learned from Week 1 in the AAC

Houston made headlines, but what about the other eleven?

Houston is for real

We know, we know--Houston was for real last season too. The Cougars fell off last year in a late-season loss at Connecticut, a location Houston has no business playing, but that's the nature of the college landscape these days.

But last season Houston's biggest non-conference win was against Louisville, a solid team but not likely for a national championship anytime soon, especially with Clemson and FSU on the way. An FSU squad, by the way, Houston also beat to close out the 2015 season.