For the third time this season, SMU quarterback Tanner Mordecai has been named the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week, league officials announced Monday.

The American Athletic Conference will enter Week 9 as one of only two FBS conferences with two unbeaten teams (along with the Big Ten) as Cincinnati and SMU both improved to 7-0 overall and 3-0 in conference play. Houston, meanwhile, sits atop the league standings after the Cougars registered their sixth consecutive victory to get to 4-0 in The American.

The UCF football team scored 14 points in the first quarter and had its best defensive performance in nearly two years to defeat visiting Memphis 24-7 Friday night at the Bounce House.

Tulane University quarterback Michael Pratt threw for 234 yards and tied a career high with three touchdowns, but it was not enough, as the Green Wave suffered a 55-26 setback Thursday night at Gerald Ford Stadium.

The American Athletic Conference Board of Directors and Commissioner Mike Aresco announced today that six universities have had their applications for membership in The American approved by the conference’s nine continuing members.

Only three games were on the American Athletic Conference docket in Week 7, but conference teams continued to make headlines in 2021 as Cincinnati improved to 6-0 overall and 2-0 in league play with an impressive win.

The University of Memphis football team got back in the win column on Thursday night with a 35-17 victory over American Athletic Conference (AAC) rival Navy at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tenn.

The American Athletic Conference coaches voted Wichita State's Tyson Etienne preseason player of the year and forecasted a fourth-place finish for the Shockers in their annual October poll, released Wednesday morning ahead of the league's virtual media day festivities.

Allen Son, who spent the last three years as a strength coach at IMG Academy, and Mac Ryan, who previously served as a graduate manager on the Temple men's basketball staff, have joined the Temple University men's basketball staff, announced Owls' head coach Aaron McKie.

The University of Memphis Tigers will continue American Athletic Conference play against Navy at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium on Thursday, Oct. 14.

East Carolina will play the first road contest of its 2021 American Athletic Conference schedule when the Pirates face UCF Saturday in Orlando beginning at 6 p.m.

The Tulane University football team (1-5) fell to the Houston Cougars (5-1) 40-22 in its first home matchup against an American Athletic Conference opponent at Yulman Stadium Thursday night.

Arthur Johnson, a veteran administrator who has served the last seven years on the athletics senior leadership team at the University of Texas, has been named the Vice President and Director of Athletics at Temple University, announced University President Dr. Jason Wingard.

The No. 5/6-ranked University of Cincinnati football team was named the Cheez-It Bowl National Team of the Week on Monday by the Football Writers Association of America, following Saturday's 24-13 victory at No. 9/7-ranked Notre Dame.

For a second consecutive week, Houston Football's Marcus Jones has been named The American's Special Teams Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday.

University of Houston freshman running back Alton McCaskill rushed for three touchdowns to lead the Cougars to a 45-10 win over American Athletic Conference rival Tulsa at H.A. Chapman Stadium on Friday night.

The University of Cincinnati men's basketball team will begin its 18-game American Athletic Conference slate on Tuesday, Dec. 28 at Houston.

The 2021 college football season has been chaotic to say the least, but it feels like things are starting to find a rhythm. Two programs looking to do just that are UCF (2-1) and Navy (0-3). Both have experienced their fair share of headaches this season and are coming off bye weeks, but that's where the similarities end.

The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly football honors for the fourth week of the 2021 season.

Hunter Duplessis drilled a 42-yard field goal as time expired to lead UTSA to a 31-28 win at Memphis, the largest comeback in program history, on Saturday afternoon at the Liberty Bowl.