Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty ImagesFor the fifth straight year the staff at Underdog Dynasty gets together to determine which programs in Conference USA are on the rise. You can look back at our previous evaluations of each C-USA East program here, here,here and here.
Cyrus Smith: Push. After exceeding expectations and winning their first C-USA East division title, the Blue Raiders somehow left their fan base wanting more after 2018. The window for a conference title under Rick Stockstill feels closed, now that his son, Brent Stockstill, is off to see if he can join Nick Mullens and Jeff Driskel as C-USA QBs in the NFL. The Blue Raiders don’t recruit well enough for me to buy in completely,…