ATDP: AAC Releases 2018 Schedules

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• Don’t miss out on ANY of our signing day coverage for ALL your favorite G5 football teams!

General G5

• Looking for someone to root for during the Olympics? Look no further than former Rice running back and viral sensation Sam McGuffie.
• SB Nation ranked all the recruiting classes for 2nd year head coaches and explains why patience is important in a new job.
• 247Sports created superlatives for each G5 conference’s recruiting class that’s worth a read.
• Sports Illustrated did an awesome profile on four star QB Brevin White and why he chose Princeton over Alabama.
• UNM head coach Bob Davie got suspended for doing bad things in Albuquerque.

American

• AAC schedules are here! Here’s a look at the Temple Owls’ 2018 schedule, which includes some old rivals.
• SMU’s schedule looks to be tough to UDD’s Nick Armstrong, who predicts they will limp to the finish in 2018.
• On the flip side, Houston’s schedule is tough but looks pretty favorable in the eyes of Joey Broback.
• The same goes for the Memphis Tigers.
• Navy, meanwhile, will travel more than every team except Hawaii next year.
• The American can cement it’s “P6” movement in 2018 with wins in these 15 P5 match-ups.
• USF DB Craig Watts decided not to transfer and will return to play for the Bulls next year.
• Here’s our rundown of Houston’s 2018 recruiting class.
• Memphis touched up their 2018 class last week, signing nine more prospects.
• Cincinnati, meanwhile, brought in the highest rated recruit in the conference.

FCS

• Our own Jonathan Willis sat down with Tennesse State’s Ebenezer Ogundeko and Villanova’s Malik Reaves as they get ready for the NFL Draft.

C-USA

• UTSA’s student body overwhelmingly rejected an increased athletics fee due to increasing student debt and poor marketing by the university.
• Despite missing the 2017 due to blood clots in his arms, the NCAA denied FAU QB De’Andre Johnson a medical redshirt.
• SWC Roundup wrote up a nice profile on 2018 Rice commit Parker Towns, who will play quarterback for the Owls.
• They did another piece on 2018 UTSA QB commit Cordale Grundy
• Speaking of UTSA, they lost a defensive line coach to the NFL (it’s coaching poaching season, folks). They later named David Turner as the replacement.
• High touted Grad Transfer QB Alex Thomson chose Marshall over Tennessee and Baylor. Oh, and he’s got NFL level talent! Could he be the next great Marshall QB?
• There is a hot debate among students and fans at UNC-Charlotte on whether they should drop the “UNC” name or not.
• In other UNC-Charlotte news (or just Charlotte news), they found their new defensive coordinator.
• Mean Green Fans, here’s your RB outlook for the 2018 season. Will the loss of Wilson be a killer?

Independents

• Jaleel Scott will be representing New Mexico State at the 2018 NFL Combine!

• In other news NMSU has had to defend the signing of DB Ray Buford, after an incident he was allegedly involved in while playing for the University of Minnesota.
• On a lighter note, the Aggies had the fourth highest home attendence average increase in the nation last season! A change of 8,694 people!

Sun Belt

• Arkansas State may sue Miami if they don’t pay for the cancelled 2017 matchup.
• Bill Connelly is previewing every FBS teams for the 2018 season. Here’s his preview for UL-Lafayette, a team that he thinks is close to a breakthrough.
• He also thinks Coastal Carolina will get back on track with Joe Moglia back.
• Here’s how the S&P+ says the Sun Belt will shake out this year.
• Coaching Poaching season didn’t spare the Georgia State Panthers, who lost a coach to the NFL.
• Appalachian State is one of the first football teams to start practicing again. They’re already two weeks into spring football!
• Another SWC Roundup QB recruit profile, this time on Texas State’s Tyler Vitt.
• Speaking of Texas State...