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2024 Conference USA football season League NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Sport Football Duration August 31 – December 6, 2024 Games 8 conference games per team Teams 10 2025 NFL draft Top draft pick Upton Stout ,CB ,Western Kentucky Picked by San Francisco 49ers , 100th overallRegular season Season champions Jacksonville State SeasonMVP Tyler Huff,QB ,Jacksonville State CUSA Championship Game Date December 6, 2024 Venue AmFirst Stadium ,Jacksonville, Alabama Champions Jacksonville State Runners-up Western Kentucky Finals MVP Tyler Huff, QB,Jacksonville State Seasons
The2024 Conference USA football season was the 29th season ofcollege football play forConference USA (CUSA). The season began on August 31, 2024, and concluded with the conference championship game on December 6, 2024.[ 1] 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season .
Conference realignment [ edit ] For the 2024 season,Kennesaw State joined CUSA, moving up fromNCAA Division I FCS to Division I FBS.[ 2]
The conference was set to expand further in 2025, withDelaware andMissouri State confirming that they would join CUSA for the 2025–26 academic year.[ 3] [ 4]
The Conference USA preseason media poll was released on July 19. Liberty was named the favorite to win the conference.[ 5]
Media poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Liberty 197 (18) 2 Western Kentucky 173 (2) 3 Jacksonville State 166 4 Middle Tennessee 98 t5 New Mexico State 97 t5 Sam Houston 97 7 Louisiana Tech 88 8 FIU 81 9 UTEP 76 10 Kennesaw State 27
Preseason player awards [ edit ] Preseason player awards were announced on July 22.[ 6]
Offensive Player of the Year:Kaidon Salter (Junior, Liberty quarterback) Defensive Player of the Year: CJ Bazile Jr. (Junior, Liberty defensive end) Special Teams Player of the Year: Lucas Carneiro (Sophomore, Western Kentucky kicker) On November 26, 2023, UTEP announced that it had fired head coachDana Dimel after 6 seasons with the school.[ 7] Scotty Walden as the new head coach for the 2024 season.[ 8] Austin Peay . On November 27, 2023, Middle Tennessee announced that it had fired head coachRick Stockstill after 18 seasons with the school.[ 9] Derek Mason as the new head coach for the 2024 season.[ 10] Vanderbilt . On December 23, 2023, New Mexico State head coachJerry Kill announced that he was stepping down from the position. The school announced that wide receivers coachTony Sanchez would be promoted to the head coach position for 2024.[ 11] Note: All stats shown are before the start of the 2024 season.
Post-season changes [ edit ] On December 1, FIU announced they had fired head coachMike MacIntyre .[ 16] Willie Simmons as their new head coach for the 2025 season. Simmons had previously been the running backs coach atDuke .[ 17] Pre Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Final FIU AP C CFP Not released Jacksonville State AP C RV CFP Not released Kennesaw State AP C CFP Not released Liberty AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV CFP Not released Louisiana Tech AP C CFP Not released Middle Tennessee AP C CFP Not released New Mexico State AP C CFP Not released Sam Houston AP C RV CFP Not released UTEP AP C CFP Not released Western Kentucky AP C CFP Not released
Legend Improvement in ranking Drop in ranking Not ranked previous week No change in ranking from previous week RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol
Index to colors and formatting CUSA member won CUSA member lost CUSA teams inbold
The 2024 schedule was released on February 1, 2024.[ 1]
All times Eastern time.
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. August 29 8:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina Jacksonville State AmFirst Stadium •Jacksonville, AL CBSSN L 27–55 18,977 August 31 3:30 p.m. Kennesaw State UTSA Alamodome •San Antonio, TX ESPN+ L 16–28 25,911 August 31 3:30 p.m. UTEP Nebraska Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE FOX L 7–40 86,072 August 31 3:30 p.m. FIU Indiana Memorial Stadium •Bloomington, IN BTN L 7–31 44,150 August 31 6:00 p.m. Campbell Liberty Williams Stadium •Lynchburg, VA ESPN+ W 41–24 21,573 August 31 7:00 p.m. Western Kentucky No. 5 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium •Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN L 0–63 100,077 August 31 7:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium •Murfreesboro, TN ESPN+ W 32–25 16,000 August 31 7:00 p.m. Sam Houston Rice Rice Stadium •Houston, TX ESPN+ W 34–14 17,298 August 31 8:00 p.m. No. 23(FCS ) Nicholls Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium •Ruston, LA ESPN+ W 25–17 16,570 August 31 9:00 p.m. Southeast Missouri State New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium •Las Cruces, NM ESPN+ W 23–16 10,738 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. September 7 3:30 p.m. Jacksonville State No. 22 Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium •Louisville, KY ACCNX L 14–49 48,575 September 7 4:15 p.m. Middle Tennessee No. 6 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium •University, MS SECN L 3–52 66,427 September 7 6:00 p.m. Central Michigan FIU Pitbull Stadium •Miami, FL ESPN+ W 52–16 17,852 September 7 6:30 p.m. Sam Houston UCF FBC Mortgage Stadium •Orlando, FL ESPN+ L 14–45 43,807 September 7 7:00 p.m. Louisiana Kennesaw State Fifth Third Stadium •Kennesaw, GA ESPN+ L 10–34 11,040 September 7 7:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium •Bowling Green, KY (Battle of the Bluegrass )ESPN+ W 31–0 16,712 September 7 9:00 p.m. Southern Utah UTEP Sun Bowl •El Paso, TX ESPN+ L 24–27 OT 41,609 September 7 10:15 p.m. Liberty New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPN2 LIB 30–24 16,562 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. September 14 12:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech NC State Carter–Finley Stadium •Raleigh, NC ACCN L 20–30 56,919 September 14 6:00 p.m. FIU Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium •Boca Raton, FL (Shula Bowl )ESPN+ L 20–38 24,283 September 14 6:00 p.m. UTEP Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA ESPN+ LIB 28–10 21,805 September 14 7:00 p.m. Jacksonville State Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium •Ypsilanti, MI ESPN+ L 34–37 2OT 17,501 September 14 7:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN (100 Miles of Hate ) ESPN+ WKU 49–21 12,227 September 14 7:00 p.m. Hawaii Sam Houston Bowers Stadium •Huntsville, TX ESPN+ W 31–13 15,134 September 14 7:00 p.m. Kennesaw State San Jose State CEFCU Stadium •San Jose, CA TruTV L 10–31 11,090 September 14 10:30 p.m. New Mexico State Fresno State Valley Children's Stadium •Fresno, CA TruTV L 0–48 39,079 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. September 21 3:00 p.m. Southern Miss Jacksonville State AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL ESPN+ W 44–7 21,788 September 21 4:00 p.m. Duke Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN ESPNU L 17–45 15,209 September 21 6:00 p.m. Monmouth FIU Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL ESPN+ L 42–45 17,922 September 21 6:00 p.m. UTEP Colorado State Canvas Stadium •Fort Collins, CO TruTV L 17–27 29,151 September 21 6:00 p.m. East Carolina Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA ESPN+ W 35–24 24,076 September 21 7:00 p.m. Tulsa Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA ESPN+ L 20–23 OT 18,152 September 21 7:00 p.m. New Mexico State Sam Houston Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX ESPN+ SHSU 31–11 September 21 7:00 p.m. Toledo Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY ESPN+ W 26–21 19,127 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. September 28 12:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Boston College Alumni Stadium •Chestnut Hill, MA ACCN L 20–21 41,403 September 28 3:00 p.m. Texas State Sam Houston NRG Stadium • Houston, TXESPN+ W 40–39 27,225 September 28 3:30 p.m. Liberty Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium •Boone, NC ESPN+ Canceled September 28 6:00 p.m. UT Martin Kennesaw State Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA ESPN+ L 13–24 10,847 September 28 6:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech FIU Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL ESPN+ FIU 17–10 12,425 September 28 7:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium •Memphis, TN ESPNU L 7–24 25,266 September 28 8:00 p.m. New Mexico New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry ) ESPN+ L 40–50 21,062 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. October 3 9:00 p.m. Sam Houston UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX CBSSN SHSU 41–21 14,454 October 4 7:00 p.m. Jacksonville State Kennesaw State Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA CBSSN JVST 63–24 10,029 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. October 8 7:00 p.m. FIU Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA CBSSN LIB 31–24 OT 16,343 October 9 7:30 p.m. New Mexico State Jacksonville State AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL ESPN2 JVST 54–13 16,555 October 10 8:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA CBSSN LT 48–21 15,072 October 10 8:00 p.m. UTEP Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY ESPNU WKU 44–17 12,723 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. October 15 8:00 p.m. Kennesaw State Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN CBSSN MTSU 14–5 10,200 October 15 9:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPNU NMSU 33–30 2OT 9,671 October 16 8:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Sam Houston Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX ESPN2 WKU 31–14 8,914 October 16 9:00 p.m. FIU UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX CBSSN UTEP 30–21 11,373 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. October 22 7:30 p.m. Sam Houston FIU Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL ESPNU SHSU 10–7 10,625 October 22 8:00 p.m. UTEP Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA CBSSN LT 14–10 15,168 October 23 7:00 p.m. Liberty Kennesaw State Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA CBSSN KENN 27–24 8,209 October 23 7:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee Jacksonville State AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL ESPN2 JVST 42–20 17,988 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. October 29 7:00 p.m. New Mexico State FIU Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL CBSSN FIU 34–13 9,103 October 29 8:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Sam Houston Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX ESPNU SHSU 9–3 9,128 October 30 7:00 p.m. Jacksonville State Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA CBSSN JVST 31–21 18,069 October 30 7:30 p.m. Kennesaw Sate Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY ESPN2 WKU 31–14 14,547 November 2 3:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX CBSSN MTSU 20–13 14,775 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. November 9 1:00 p.m. Liberty Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN CBSSN LIB 37–17 13,500 November 9 4:00 p.m. Kennesaw State UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX ESPN+ UTEP 43–35 2OT 14,728 November 9 4:30 p.m. Jacksonville State Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA CBSSN JVST 44–37 OT 16,345 November 9 6:00 p.m. Western Kentucky New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPN+ WKU 41–28 12,710 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. November 16 12:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY CBSSN LT 12–7 13,312 November 16 12:00 p.m. Liberty UMass McGuirk Alumni Stadium •Hadley, MA ESPN+ W 35–34 OT 9,115 November 16 2:00 p.m. FIU Jacksonville State AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL ESPN+ JVST 34–31 17,688 November 16 3:00 p.m. Sam Houston Kennesaw State Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA ESPN+ SHSU 23–17 OT 7,736 November 16 7:45 p.m. New Mexico State No. 15 Texas A&M Kyle Field •College Station, TX SECN L 3–38 105,815 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. November 23 12:00 p.m. Sam Houston Jacksonville State AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL CBSSN JVST 21–11 16,312 November 23 1:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA ESPN+ LIB 38–21 17,930 November 23 1:00 p.m. UTEP No. 11 Tennessee Neyland Stadium •Knoxville, TN ESPN+/SECN+ L 0–56 101,915 November 23 2:30 p.m. New Mexico State Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN ESPN+ NMSU 36–21 10,123 November 23 3:00 p.m. FIU Kennesaw State Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA ESPN+ KENN 27–26 6,210 November 23 4:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium •Fayetteville, AR ESPN+/SECN+ L 14–35 66,041 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. November 29 3:30 p.m. Liberty Sam Houston Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX CBSSN SHSU 20–18 November 30 2:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee FIU Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL ESPN+ FIU 35–24 November 30 4:00 p.m. Kennesaw State Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA ESPN+ LT 33–0 November 30 4:00 p.m. Jacksonville State Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY ESPNU WKU 19–17 November 30 4:00 p.m. UTEP New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM (Battle of I-10 ) ESPN+ UTEP 42–35 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time .
Conference USA Championship Game [ edit ] Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. December 6 8:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Jacksonville State AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL CBSSN JVST 52–12 # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time .
Legend CUSA win CUSA loss
Bowl game Date Site Television Time (EST ) CUSA team Opponent Score Attendance Boca Raton Bowl December 18 FAU Stadium •Boca Raton, FL ESPN 5:30 p.m. Western Kentucky James Madison L 17–2715,808 New Orleans Bowl December 19 Caesars Superdome •New Orleans, LA ESPN2 7:00 p.m. Sam Houston Georgia Southern W 31–2613,151 Cure Bowl December 20 Camping World Stadium •Orlando, FL ESPN 12:00 p.m. Jacksonville State Ohio L 27–3010,518 Independence Bowl December 28 Independence Stadium •Shreveport, LA ESPN 9:15 p.m. Louisiana Tech 1 No. 22Army L 6–2734,283 Bahamas Bowl January 4, 2025 Thomas Robinson Stadium •Nassau, The Bahamas ESPN2 11:00 a.m. Liberty Buffalo L 7–264,610
1 Marshall withdrew.[ 18] Conference USA records vs other conferences [ edit ] 2024–2025 records against non-conference foes:
Conference USA vs power 5 matchups [ edit ] This is a list of games CUSA teams scheduled againstpower conference teams (ACC ,Big 10 ,Big 12 ,Pac-12 ,Notre Dame andSEC ). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score August 31 Big Ten FIU Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN L 7–31August 31 Big Ten UTEP Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE L 7–40August 31 SEC Western Kentucky No. 5 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 0–63September 7 ACC Jacksonville State No. 22 Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY L 14–49September 7 SEC Middle Tennessee No. 6 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS L 3–52September 7 Big 12 Sam Houston UCF FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL L 14–45September 14 ACC Louisiana Tech NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC L 20–30September 21 ACC Duke Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN L 17–45September 28 ACC Western Kentucky Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA L 20–21November 16 SEC New Mexico State Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX L 3–38November 23 SEC Louisiana Tech Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 14–35November 23 SEC UTEP Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 0–56
Conference USA vs group of five matchups [ edit ] The following games include CUSA teams competing against teams from theAmerican ,MAC ,Mountain West , orSun Belt .
Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score August 31 Sun Belt Coastal Carolina Jacksonville State AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL L 27–55August 31 American Kennesaw State UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX L 16–28August 31 American Sam Houston Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX W 34–14September 7 MAC Central Michigan FIU Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL W 52–16September 7 Sun Belt Louisiana Kennesaw State Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA L 10–34September 14 American FIU Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L 20–38September 14 MAC Jacksonville State Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI L 34–37OT September 14 Mountain West Kennesaw State San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA L 10–31September 14 Mountain West New Mexico State Fresno State Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA L 0–48September 14 Mountain West Hawaii Sam Houston Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX W 31–14September 21 Sun Belt Southern Miss Jacksonville State AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL W 44–7September 21 American East Carolina Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA W 35–24September 21 American Tulsa Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA L 20–23OT September 21 Mountain West UTEP Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO L 17–27September 21 MAC Toledo Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY W 26–21September 28 Sun Belt Liberty Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC Canceled September 28 Mountain West New Mexico New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM L 40–50September 28 American Middle Tennessee Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN L 7–24September 28 Sun Belt Texas State Sam Houston NRG Stadium • Houston, TX W 40–39
Conference USA vs FBS independents matchups [ edit ] The following games include CUSA teams competing againstFBS independents , which includesUConn orUMass .
Date Visitor Home Site Score November 16 Liberty UMass McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA W 35–34OT
Conference USA vs FCS matchups [ edit ] Date Visitor Home Site Score August 31 Campbell Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA W 41–24August 31 No. 23(FCS) Nicholls Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 25–17August 31 Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN W 32–25August 31 Southeast Missouri State New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM W 23–16September 7 Southern Utah UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX L 24–27September 7 Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY W 31–0September 21 Monmouth FIU Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL L 42–45September 28 UT Martin Kennesaw State Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA L 13–24
CUSA individual awards [ edit ] On December 16, 2024, CUSA released their individual award winners and all-conference honors for the 2024 season.[ 19]
Award Honoree School Most Valuable Player Tyler Huff Jacksonville State Offensive Player of the Year Caden Veltkamp Western Kentucky Defensive Player of the Year Travion Barnes FIU Special Teams Player of the Year Lucas Carniero Western Kentucky Freshman of the Year DJ McKinney Sam Houston Newcomer of the Year Tyler Huff Jacksonville State Coach of the Year Rich Rodriguez Jacksonville State
First-team all-conference offense Pos. Player School QB Tyler Huff Jacksonville State RB Tre Stewart Western Kentucky RB Quinton Cooley Liberty WR Eric Rivers FIU WR Omari Kelly Middle Tennessee WR Tru Edwards Louisiana Tech TE Holden Willis Middle Tennessee OL Jordan White Liberty OL Clay Webb Jacksonville State OL Xavior Gray Liberty OL Aaron Fenimore Liberty OL Will O'Steen Jacksonville State
First-team all-conference defense Pos. Player School DE Maurice Westmoreland UTEP DT David Blay Louisiana Tech DT Hosea Wheeler Western Kentucky DE Chris Murray Sam Houston LB Travion Barnes FIU LB Reginald Hughes Jacksonville State LB Kavian Gaither Sam Houston DB Fred Perry Jacksonville State DB Caleb Weaver Sam Houston DB Upton Stout Western Kentucky DB JoJo Evans FIU
First-team all-conference special teams Pos. Player School K Lucas Carneiro Western Kentucky P Jacob Ulrich Kennesaw State KR Qua Ashley Kennesaw State PR Kam Thomas UTEP LS Brody Butler Middle Tennessee
Second-team all-conference offense Pos. Player School QB Caden Veltkamp Western Kentucky RB Seth McGowan New Mexico State RB Mike Washington New Mexico State WR Kisean Johnson Western Kentucky WR Kenny Odom UTEP WR Dean Patterson FIU TE Carson Kent Kennesaw State OL Ethan Hagler Sam Houston OL AJ Vaipulu New Mexico State OL Quantavious Leslie Western Kentucky OL James Dawn II Sam Houston OL Marshall Jackson Western Kentucky
Second-team all-conference defense Pos. Player School DE J-Rock Swain Jacksonville State DT Kyran Duhon UTEP DT Jeramy Passmore FIU DE TJ Bush Liberty LB Joseph Carter Liberty LB Kolbe Fields Louisiana Tech LB Tyler Martinez New Mexico State DB Devonte' Mathews Western Kentucky DB Geimere Latimer Jacksonville State DB JeRico Washington Jr. Kennesaw State DB Brylan Green Liberty
Second-team all-conference special teams Pos. Player School K Abraham Montaño New Mexico State P George Eberle New Mexico State KR C'Quan Jnopierre FIU PR Omari Kelly Middle Tennessee LS Rex Robich Western Kentucky
Feshman all-conference offense Pos. Player School QB Evan Bullock Louisiana Tech RB DJ McKinney Sam Houston RB Jekail Middlebrook Middle Tennessee WR TJ Pride New Mexico State WR Cam Vaughn Jacksonville State WR Cameron Flowers Western Kentucky TE Martavious Collins UTEP OL Jacob Norcross Kennesaw State OL Jaheim Buchanon FIU OL Amare Grayson Jacksonville State OL Kolt Deiterich Sam Houston OL BJ Tolo New Mexico State
Freshman all-conference defense Pos. Player School DE Anthony Bynum Middle Tennessee DT Shakai Woods Middle Tennessee DT Malaki Ta'ase New Mexico State DE Kyran Duhon UTEP LB Stratton Shufelt UTEP LB Jaylin Jones UTEP LB Lofton Howard Western Kentucky DB Zechariah Poyser Jacksonville State DB JeRico Washington Jr. Kennesaw State DB Tayden Barnes New Mexico State DB Isaac Paul Kennesaw State
Freshman all-conference special teams Pos. Player School K Garrison Rippa Jacksonville State P Jacob Ulrich Kennesaw State
Player of the week honors [ edit ] Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position Week 1[ 20] Hunter Watson Sam Houston QB Tayden Barnes New Mexico State CB Christian Pavon Sam Houston K Week 2[ 21] Keyone Jenkins FIU QB CJ Bazile Jr. Liberty DE Colin Karhu Liberty K Week 3[ 22] Caden Veltkamp Western Kentucky QB Caleb Weaver Sam Houston S Buck Buchanan Louisiana Tech K Week 4[ 23] Reese Smith Liberty WR Devonte’ Mathews Western Kentucky DB Cole Maynard Western Kentucky P Week 5[ 24] Hunter Watson (2) Sam Houston QB Travion Barnes FIU LB Christian Pavon (2) Sam Houston K Week 6[ 25] Tyler Huff Jacksonville State QB Zechariah Poyser Jacksonville State S Jadon Cardell Sam Houston P Week 7[ 26] Evan Bullock Louisiana Tech QB Travion Barnes (2) FIU LB Lucas Carneiro Western Kentucky K Week 8[ 27] Caden Veltkamp (2) Western Kentucky QB Kale Edwards New Mexico State DE Omari Kelly Middle Tennessee WR Week 9[ 28] Davis Bryson Kennesaw State QB Tyler Hallum Kennesaw State DB Austin Welch Kennesaw State K Week 10[ 29] Eric Rivers FIU WR Geimere Latimer Jacksonville State CB Abraham Montano New Mexico State K Week 11[ 30] Skyler Locklear UTEP QB Kory Chapman UTEP S Lucas Carneiro (2) Western Kentucky K Week 12[ 31] Quinton Cooley Liberty RB Joseph Carter Liberty LB Buck Buchanan (2) Louisiana Tech K Week 13[ 32] Tyler Huff (2) Jacksonville State QB Dylan Early New Mexico State S Austin Welch (2) Kennesaw State K Week 14[ 33] Keyone Jenkins (2) FIU QB Bryton Thompson UTEP DE Lucas Carneiro (3) Western Kentucky K
TheNFL draft will be held atLambeau Field inGreen Bay, Wisconsin . The following list includes all C-USA players in the draft.
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