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General G5
- Bill Connelly released production rankings for 2018. Georgia Southern, Charlotte, Ball State, Liberty and UAB are the top five G5 teams in returning productions while Colorado State, Southern Miss, UTSA, FIU and Central Michigan are near the bottom.
- Connelly has also released an advanced stat for individual players.
American
- Former UCF kicker Donald De La Haye has decided to sue UCF.
- A look back at SMU’s miraculous conference title run in 1966.
- Shaquem Griffin will be going to the 2018 NFL Combine folks.
- Down the Drive talks ECU.
Conference USA
- From Marshall to Super Bowl Champ, Vinny Curry is latest example of players from the G5 thriving on the game’s biggest stage.
- An in depth look at UTEP’s recent QB commit.
- Mike Bloomgren’s staff at Rice continues to take shape.
- Graham Harrell returning to North Texas (Knock on wood) is huge for the Mean Green in 2018.
Independents
Sun Belt
- Bill Connelly has started his 2018 previews and the Sun Belt is first. The first team previewed is Georgia Southern, a team Connelly believes has upside.
- Connelly also previewed Texas State, and he thinks the Bobcats are on the way up.
- Coastal Carolina’s Denzel Rice has signed with the Browns.
- Matt Viator has signed a two-year contract extension with ULM.