IRVING, Texas – American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco has announced the four-year football scheduling model for conference games that will be in place for the 2023-26 seasons.

The scheduling model was unanimously approved by The American’s athletic directors this week.

The 2023 season will be The American’s first with 14 football-playing institutions. The schedule format calls for each team to play eight conference games each year. Each team will face the other 13 conference teams at least twice during the four-year cycle – once at home and once on the road.

Six matchups will be played annually in this cycle: North Texas-SMU, UAB-Memphis, Rice-UTSA, Charlotte-East Carolina, Florida Atlantic-South Florida and Navy-Temple.

“This scheduling model fulfills all of the objectives that we identified as we look forward to competition among our 14 outstanding teams,” said Aresco. “Most important, it is a fair model that has the unanimous support of our athletic directors. It allows for all four-year student-athletes to play at all of our venues at least once during their careers. It reestablishes some longstanding geographic rivalries and provides a foundation for new rivalries to develop. It also provides all of our teams with annual access to the state of Texas and other important recruiting areas.”

The American will not have a divisional format during the four-year cycle. The top two teams in the final regular season standings will qualify for the American Athletic Conference Championship Game.

The 2023 conference schedule will be announced following the completion of the 2022 season.





UAB
2023
Home: Memphis, South Florida, Florida Atlantic, Temple
Away: North Texas, UTSA, Tulane, Navy

2024
Home: Tulsa, North Texas, Tulane, East Carolina
Away: SMU, Memphis, Charlotte, Temple

2025
Home: UTSA, Memphis, Charlotte, Navy
Away: Tulsa, Rice, Florida Atlantic, East Carolina

2026
Home: SMU, Rice, Florida Atlantic, Temple
Away: UTSA, Memphis, South Florida, Navy


CHARLOTTE
2023
Home: Rice, Memphis, Florida Atlantic, Navy
Away: Tulsa, SMU, South Florida, East Carolina

2024
Home: SMU, UAB, South Florida, East Carolina
Away: North Texas, Memphis, Florida Atlantic, Temple

2025
Home: Tulsa, UTSA, Tulane, Temple
Away: Rice, UAB, East Carolina, Navy

2026
Home: North Texas, Florida Atlantic, East Carolina, Navy
Away: Tulsa, UTSA, Tulane, South Florida


EAST CAROLINA
2023
Home: Tulsa, SMU, Tulane, Charlotte
Away: UTSA, Rice, Florida Atlantic, Navy

2024
Home: North Texas, Memphis, Florida Atlantic, Temple
Away: SMU, UAB, South Florida, Charlotte

2025
Home: UAB, South Florida, Charlotte, Navy
Away: Rice, Tulane, Florida Atlantic, Temple

2026
Home: SMU, UTSA, Rice, Tulane
Away: Tulsa, North Texas, Memphis, Charlotte


FLORIDA ATLANTIC
2023
Home: Tulsa, UTSA, Tulane, East Carolina
Away: Rice, UAB, South Florida, Charlotte

2024
Home: North Texas, Rice, South Florida, Charlotte
Away: Tulsa, SMU, East Carolina, Navy

2025
Home: SMU, UAB, East Carolina, Temple
Away: North Texas, Tulane, Memphis, South Florida

2026
Home: Tulsa, Memphis, South Florida, Navy
Away: UTSA, UAB, Charlotte, Temple



MEMPHIS
2023
Home: SMU, Tulane, South Florida, Navy
Away: North Texas, UAB, Charlotte, Temple

2024
Home: Tulsa, UAB, Charlotte, Temple
Away: UTSA, Tulane, East Carolina, Navy

2025
Home: North Texas, UTSA, Rice, Florida Atlantic
Away: Tulsa, SMU, UAB, South Florida

2026
Home: SMU, Tulane, UAB, East Carolina
Away: UTSA, Rice, Florida Atlantic, Temple


NAVY
2023
Home: North Texas, UAB, South Florida, East Carolina
Away: SMU, Memphis, Charlotte, Temple

2024
Home: UTSA, Memphis, Florida Atlantic, Temple
Away: Tulsa, Rice, Tulane, South Florida

2025
Home: SMU, Rice, Tulane, Charlotte
Away: UTSA, UAB, East Carolina, Temple

2026
Home: Tulsa, UAB, South Florida, Temple
Away: North Texas, Tulane, Florida Atlantic, Charlotte


NORTH TEXAS
2023
Home: UTSA, Memphis, UAB, Temple
Away: Tulsa, SMU, Tulane, Navy

2024
Home: SMU, Rice, South Florida, Charlotte
Away: UTSA, UAB, Florida Atlantic, East Carolina

2025
Home: Tulsa, UTSA, Tulane, Florida Atlantic
Away: SMU, Memphis, South Florida, Temple

2026
Home: SMU, South Florida, East Carolina, Navy
Away: Tulsa, Rice, Tulane, Charlotte


RICE
2023
Home: SMU, Tulane, Florida Atlantic, East Carolina
Away: Tulsa, UTSA, South Florida, Charlotte

2024
Home: Tulsa, UTSA, South Florida, Navy
Away: North Texas, SMU, Tulane, Florida Atlantic

2025
Home: UAB, Charlotte, East Carolina, Temple
Away: Tulsa, UTSA, Memphis, Navy

2026
Home: North Texas, UTSA, Tulane, Memphis
Away: SMU, UAB, East Carolina, Temple



SOUTH FLORIDA
2023
Home: Rice, Florida Atlantic, Charlotte, Temple
Away: UTSA, Memphis, UAB, Navy

2024
Home: SMU, UTSA, East Carolina, Navy
Away: North Texas, Rice, Florida Atlantic, Charlotte

2025
Home: Tulsa, North Texas, Memphis, Florida Atlantic
Away: SMU, Tulane, East Carolina, Temple

2026
Home: Tulane, UAB, Charlotte, Temple
Away: Tulsa, North Texas, Florida Atlantic, Navy


SMU
2023
Home: Tulsa, North Texas, Charlotte, Navy
Away: Rice, Memphis, East Carolina, Temple

2024
Home: Rice, UAB, Florida Atlantic, East Carolina
Away: North Texas, Tulane, South Florida, Charlotte

2025
Home: North Texas, Tulane, Memphis, South Florida
Away: Tulsa, UTSA, Florida Atlantic, Navy

2026
Home: Tulsa, UTSA, Rice, Temple
Away: North Texas, Memphis, UAB, East Carolina


TEMPLE
2023
Home: SMU, UTSA, Memphis, Navy
Away: Tulsa, North Texas, UAB, South Florida

2024
Home: Tulsa, Tulane, UAB, Charlotte
Away: UTSA, Memphis, East Carolina, Navy

2025
Home: North Texas, South Florida, East Carolina, Navy
Away: Rice, Tulane, Florida Atlantic, Charlotte

2026
Home: UTSA, Rice, Memphis, Florida Atlantic
Away: SMU, UAB, South Florida, Navy



UTSA
2023
Home: Rice, UAB, South Florida, East Carolina
Away: North Texas, Tulane, Florida Atlantic, Temple

2024
Home: North Texas, Tulane, Memphis, Temple
Away: Tulsa, Rice, South Florida, Navy

2025
Home: Tulsa, SMU, Rice, Navy
Away: North Texas, Memphis, UAB, Charlotte

2026
Home: Memphis, UAB, Florida Atlantic, Charlotte
Away: SMU, Rice, East Carolina, Temple


TULANE
2023
Home: Tulsa, North Texas, UTSA, UAB
Away: Rice, Memphis, Florida Atlantic, East Carolina

2024
Home: SMU, Rice, Memphis, Navy
Away: Tulsa, UTSA, UAB, Temple

2025
Home: South Florida, Florida Atlantic, East Carolina, Temple
Away: North Texas, SMU, Charlotte, Navy

2026
Home: Tulsa, North Texas, Charlotte, Navy
Away: Rice, Memphis, South Florida, East Carolina


TULSA
2023
Home: North Texas, Rice, Charlotte, Temple
Away: SMU, Tulane, Florida Atlantic, East Carolina

2024
Home: UTSA, Tulane, Florida Atlantic, Navy
Away: Rice, Memphis, UAB, Temple

2025
Home: SMU, Rice, Memphis, UAB
Away: North Texas, UTSA, South Florida, Charlotte

2026
Home: North Texas, South Florida, Charlotte, East Carolina
Away: SMU, Tulane, Florida Atlantic, Navy

Thursday 11/10

Tulsa 3-6 (1-4) @ Memphis 4-5 (2-4) ESPN 7:30 PM

Friday 11/11

ECU 6-3 (3-2) @ Cincy 7-2 (4-1) ESPN2 8:00 PM *

Saturday 11/12

Notre Dame 6-3 @ Navy 3-6 (3-4) 12:00 PM ABC

SMU 6-4 (3-2) @ USF 1-8 (0-5) 12:00 PM ESPNU

Temple 3-6 (1-4) @ Houston 5-4 (3-2) 3:00 PM ESPN+

UCF 7-2 (4-1) @ Tulane 8-1 (5-0) 3:30 PM ESPN2 *

* Huge matchups for top 4 teams

I remember lasting out the last few months on the old Scout site with BP, ChiTown, USF94, MtMed, USFDave, and a few other die hards clinging for life with moderate Larry (Beach). The other moderator, Josh Newberg, left our beloved site to move on to supposedly better options at USF 24/7, and shortly later to FSU24/7. Rivals, at the time, was sucking wind in regards to most things USF, not because it was a lesser site, but because it lacked the quality Scout members who posted with the same fervor it took to build the previous site. We all knew it was our little group that could help our product, the USF Bulls football team grow to new unparalleled heights! I think we accomplished that, God look at those great years of success. But we're not finished!

I remember the hustle I had to do to try to coax a few of you guys as Scout members that were left as well as the ones who opted to the newer USF site at 24/7, to come to this site!

Over the years I hope our relationship initially as a mere member has evolved into more than a membership, but today as actual friends and fanatics for the program we love, the USF Bulls!

Recently it has been implied that I no longer am supportive of this team, "not all in" is exactly what was said. Personally - and I am not speaking for Matt - but myself, and am pretty pissed off reading my supposed lack of passion for all things USF sports. My passion should not be in question here. No one asked me why I might cancel, just assumed something.

From Kelly, "The reason why is people like yourself to be honest who are not all in on their team. You and Bullsgold who keeps canceling and uncanceling his sub are prime examples of the issue facing USF as they try to grow the product."

I have no idea why a moderator would qualify my passion or any one else's for that matter, when, he, himself has already explained he and Russ aren't fans only moderators. "We are not fans but we obviously want USF Athletics to be successful," I believe was his response. Sorry, but Russ is definitely a fan.

I want others here both new and old to Rivals USF to understand that a member like myself is NOT a "prime example(s) of the issue facing USF as they try to grow the product," but as a strong member who puts positive reinforcement into most every post as well as post in a manner becoming to this site. I am not a dysfunction to this site!

It's been brought up by many here on this site, not me mind you, that many of the yearly season ticket holders were upset and pretty ticked off that they were already "subscribed" for next years football season during around the 8th week of the season, meaning they would have to pay for not only the rest of this season, but many of you are already forced to become 2023 season ticket holders. You guys were pretty ticked off. Many still are.

Well being a Rivals member has the same not so friendly "benefits". If any member has prepaid for a full years membership you are on the hook for the entire year, regardless if you want to leave today. There is no pro-rating. Fine with me. That's Rivals rules. So I go to monthly. Rivals does not tell you when you are close to the monthly deadline, because they don't have one, they again reserve the right to bump your membership to month to month. The only other option anyone has is to cancel altogether, or sign up month to month.

First of all, I don't keep on canceling my subscription here. I did around a year ago for a few months, and came back. I've been on this site for decades, or damn well close to it.

When I came back I explained that I felt the need to leave, not due to content posted by Kelly and Russ, but because the site had become to toxic with negativity from some of its members. I want the site to be successful, but I have no idea how any business can have anything but remote success when threads are riddled by continued negativity, and I expressed my thoughts at the time.

I'm more frustrated because it appears moderators can possibly use the same databases to review any canceled or upcoming canceled contracts and then post faulty information about a member before verifying their stance with said member. I haven't canceled anything - not yet - but for some odd reason the entire site knows my private information regarding my membership. I'm a healthcare provider and I'm pretty sure HIPPA laws do not allow me to give out a patients information unless allowed by that patient.

I guess I don't like it when somebody takes pot shots at me either. And I'm sure as shit I'm not the reason this site is not the way some people might want it, I sure wasn't expecting to be under the bus and rolled back over when I woke up this morning reading this horse shit.

Lastly, as I mentioned before, I post on this site to hopefully make an improvement to it, and Kelly, no disrespect to you, I'm okay with the information given by you and Russ. My canceling my contract, if that happens, has more to do with where the site is going, not where it has been. If it's not going in the right direction and I felt in my heart and soul that I'm not being of service to this site, then nobody needs to tell me anything. I'll move on. If the site wants to burn the program down, then, I guess, the members can go that direction.

I believe that it does matter how those who post makes or breaks the site. I've run a business for over thirty years and never have seen one business become successful telling employees they are ignorant, failures, and not successful. It just doesn't happen that way.

Were all just clowns in the back of the bus hoping today is going to be our day!

Right after Jeff Scott leaves.

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The women's game just ended in an 87-40 romp for the USF WBB team. USF & SEMO are slated to begin at 8 p.m.

I've been in the MBB team practice facility watching them warm up. Dok Muordor is dressed but I am not expecting him to play tonight.



Please keep all game chatter in this thread.

South Florida VP of Athletics, Michael Kelly talks coaching change.

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Tell me if you have heard this before:

USF can't make open shots, loses by three.

INSTANT ANALYSIS

Watch everything Brian Gregory, Keyshawn Bryant and Jamir Chaplin had to say following the loss to SEMO.


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Sorry I couldn’t help it.

South Florida opens its 2022-23 men's basketball season against Southeast Missouri State Monday night.

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I thought I would ask before I spend a bunch of time working on it.

Please keep all game chatter in this thread.

Temple won the toss. USF will receive

Gathering quotes from USF commits on the dismissal of head coach Jeff Scott:

LS Trey DuBuc: “I just found out; I have to process it right now.”

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I know many on here hate how Judy handled athletics and especially fball.

I get that Law and BOT have been seen more as pro athletics due to the OCS.


That said she and the BOT cant find 1-7 acceptable, and 1 FBS win in 2+ years, SMDH.

Per his twitter account, he says Scott has been fired!

1. Leavitt?
2. Shaun King?
3. FCS up and comer?
4. Your thoughts?

...on campus now, according to a source who saw his vehicle at the IPF.

I don't know how often VPMK is on campus on a Sunday. Perhaps one of the Olympic sports teams has a game today?

This could be something or it could be nothing at all but a source checked in with the info so I'm reporting it.

Figured there are more minds here that are in tune with the college landscape that this should be a topic. I stumbled upon this tweet and continue to imagine a post season press conference where all we hear about is how many guys on the 2 deep missed time.
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Could you imagine that loss on our end? Not aware of Hafley’s background as I type this but Just days ago recieved the public statement of confidence. I’m barely coming to grips with the fact that we will see another year of losses.

With the discussion regarding potential coaches and their ability to recruit, I was wondering how disadvantaged we are with NIL $?
@Kelly Quinlan is it possible to get a run down of each AAC school’s players’ NIL money?

Are we able to compete?
Thanks.

Well now, things just got interesting with Tyler Ringgold's recruitment.

As previously reported, Ringgold Tweeted that he was signing on Sat. Nov. 12. Since he hasn't Tweeted another date for announcing his commitment, the presumption is that he will be announcing his commitment on that date also.

On Oct. 31, a source close to Ringgold said that the 2023 Legacy Early College (SC) forward would be choosing a college from a final three of San Jose State, USF and McNeese State. Which I originally reported HERE.

However, about an hour ago, Ringgold posted his "Final 4" on Instagram and it included Houston, Clemson, South Florida and New Orleans.


Thus far I have not been able to confirm that Houston or Clemson have offered Ringgold but I do know that he has taken an unofficial visit to both schools. Nov. 12 is eight days away, hopefully this recruitment doesn't turn into a circus.

South Florida and Temple look to win its first conference game Saturday in Philadelphia.

✍️ @JShewey

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