News and notes from around the American Athletic Conference
Your One And Only
Entering the 12th week of the season, the American Athletic Conference remains the only NCAA FBS conference that has at least three teams with one loss or fewer. UCF is 9-0 and is one of four unbeaten teams nationally (along with Alabama, Miami (Fla) and Wisconsin), while Memphis and USF are both 8-1.
National Honors For Houston’s Oliver
Houston defensive tackle Ed Oliver has been named as one of five finalists for the 2017 Nagurski Trophy as college football’s defensive player of the year.