The American Athletic Conference is the best of the so-called “Little Five” conferences—the leagues that compete for the one major bowl bid that the big boys will toss them. The American currently has three teams that are still undefeated. They’re the most likely league to get the major bowl spot if everyone in the Little […]
It’s a big year of transition for the conference we used to know as the Big East. It’s now re-named the American Athletic Conference, a consequence of the split that took place between the football schools and the basketball-only members. Since the latter created and built the league’s brand, they will carry its name into the new era. As for football…we might have a fresh name and some fresh faces, but it will still be a year where an old era passes away.