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Conference USA football stories

Oct 24, 2026

Fanatic articles and insider reports

• "Go Tops": Thurman 'Tops' Whitsitt Takes the Open Week
• "Pull Up a Stump": Lem Coxwell Tells the Bearkats' Tale Under the Wednesday LightsLemuel 'Lem' Coxwell · Sam Houston Insider
• "Turn Up the Heat": Esperanza Lujan-Tafoya Roasts Up a Wednesday in HuntsvilleEsperanza Lujan-Tafoya · New Mexico State Insider
• "Pack a Snack": Clementine Bilyeu Floats the Bears to NewarkClementine Bilyeu · Missouri State Insider
• "Sit With Us": Opal Stonebriar Packs a Cooler for MiamiOpal Stonebriar · Middle Tennessee Insider
• "Somebody's Son": Gideon Fairweather Brings Joy (and a Five-Game Streak) to KennesawGideon Fairweather · Liberty Insider
• "Writing It Live": Ximena Holcombe-Reyes Opens a New Chapter Against LibertyXimena Holcombe-Reyes · Kennesaw State Insider
• "Low and slow wins the fourth quarter": Burl Ashcraft-Neeley Takes the Open Week
• "Right Down the Street": Lourdes Ibarguen-Tate Brings the 305 Heart to Tuesday NightLourdes Ibarguen-Tate · Florida International Insider
• "I Brought a Pen": Hen Lofland Opens a New Chapter in the First StateHenrietta 'Hen' Lofland · Delaware Insider
• Pull Up a Stump: Sam Houston's Pass Defense Ranks Fourth in FBS, and a New Mexico State Team With a Minus-5 Turnover Margin Rides Into Big Sam's TownLem Coxwell, The Sam Houston Fanatic
• Hatch Hot on a Wednesday: Rested New Mexico State Brings James Jones and 599 Rushing Yards to Huntsville, Where Sam Houston's Run Defense Ranks 129thEsperanza Lujan-Tafoya, The New Mexico State Fanatic
• Keep Everybody in the Canoe: Missouri State Won on a Field Goal as Time Expired, and Now the Bears Float East to a Delaware Team Whose Run Game Ranks 135th in FBSClementine Bilyeu, The Missouri State Fanatic
• Have a Biscuit, Sugar: Middle Tennessee Went 93 Yards to Beat Delaware, and Now the Blue Raiders Head to Miami to Face an FIU Offense That Ranks 122nd in ScoringOpal Stonebriar, The Middle Tennessee Fanatic
• Praise the Lord and Hand Me a Program: Liberty Rested Up After a 297-Yard Rushing Night, and Now the Flames Visit a Kennesaw State Team That Ranks 132nd in Red Zone DefenseGideon Fairweather, The Liberty Fanatic
• Cafecito and a Brick Wall: FIU's Defense Ranks Ninth in FBS, and Now a Middle Tennessee Offense Ranked 122nd Comes to Pitbull Stadium on a Tuesday NightLourdes Ibarguen-Tate, The Florida International Fanatic
• Shhh, It's Tuesday Night: Delaware Lost a Heartbreaker in Murfreesboro, and Now a Missouri State Defense Ranked 127th in FBS Comes to the First StateHen Lofland, The Delaware Fanatic