The University of Memphis Tigers football team earned its 10th win of the season, defeating the Iowa State Cyclones, 36-26, in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 29 at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, Tenn.

The No. 23 (AP) / No. 24 (Coaches) Tulane football team (11-3) lost to Virginia Tech (7-6) on Wednesday at the GoBowling Military Bowl at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium by a 41-20 margin.

A season full of history and records ended with a victory in a place Texas State football had never been: in a bowl game.

The USF football team (7-6) put an exclamation mark on a memorable first season under first-year head coach Alex Golesh as the Bulls rolled to a 45-0 victory over Syracuse (6-7) in the Boca Raton Bowl in front of a vocal throng of Bulls fans and a national television audience on ESPN.

On Monday, No. 23 Memphis basketball was ranked for the first time this season, and on Tuesday, the Tigers played like they still had something to prove as they dismantled No. 22 Virginia, 77-54, at FedExForum.

FIU's men's basketball program was defeated by 15th-ranked FAU on the road in non-conference action 94-60 on Wednesday evening.

The American Athletic Conference has announced the home and away football opponents for the 2024 league campaign. The 2024 season will be The American's second with 14 football-playing institutions as Army West Point joins the conference. The schedule format calls for each team to play eight conference games, with four home games and four road contests for each team.

The Memphis Tigers picked up a statement win with an 81-75 victory over No. 21/19 Texas A&M Sunday afternoon in College Station. It is the first true road win over a ranked opponent for Memphis since 2022 at Houston.

Matt Mattox has been named East Carolina's offensive line coach according to an announcement by head coach Mike Houston.

Mike Aresco, the American Athletic Conference’s only commissioner in the league’s 11-year history, has announced his plans to retire at the end of the 2023-24 academic year.

Rice was held to just 28.9% from the field as it fell to No. 3 Houston, 75-39, Wednesday night at the Fertitta Center.

Ezra Ausar notched a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds as East Carolina defeated Maryland Eastern Shore 63-52 inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.

The Boston College football team has accepted an invitation to the 2023 Wasabi Fenway Bowl. The Eagles face SMU on Thursday, Dec. 28 at Fenway Park in Boston. The game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN and kicks off at 11 a.m.

John David Baker has been named East Carolina's new offensive coordinator according to an announcement by head coach Mike Houston.

A young offensive mind, Baker's appointment ends a three-year stint at Ole Miss where he served as the co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach for the past two seasons.

The UNT men's basketball team made a double-digit second half comeback on Thursday versus St. John's but fell 53-52 to the Red Storm in the quarterfinal of the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic.

UAB men's basketball (1-2) took down Maryland (1-2) at the Asheville Championship to pick up its first win of the season, 66-63. Eric Gaines led the Blazers with 20 points and four steals while Alejandro Vasquez added 14 points and grabbed five rebounds.

The University of Memphis football team won its third-straight game on Saturday, beating South Florida, 59-50, at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, Tenn. The 59 points were a season high for the Tigers (7-2, 4-1 AAC), who extended their NCAA-leading streak of consecutive games with 20 or more points to 23.

The No. 21 Tulane football team (8-1, 5-0 AAC) earned a hard-fought road victory over an ECU Pirates squad (1-8, 0-5 AAC) on Saturday by a 13-10 score at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.

The Florida Atlantic University football team (4-4, 3-1 AAC) took down Charlotte (2-6, 1-3 AAC), 38-16, in a rare Friday night game.

Let's get the obvious part out of the way, of course Memphis and Tulane would like to join the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The step up from The American isn't nearly as big a jump as it used to be, but the increase in money and exposure is still there.