Three things we learned from Conference USA in Week 12

It was a condensed week of Conference USA football during week 12, with only four contests taking place.

Despite the small slate, we still learned a fair amount across the landscape of the eight teams who took the field.

Here’s a look at what we learned from the weekend’s games.

Jay Hopson’s Second Choice Pays Off

In mid-January, Southern Miss head coach Jay Hopson lost his offensive coordinator of three seasons, when Shannon Dawson decided to take an offensive assistant position at the University of Houston.

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