Conference USA’s penultimate week of play provided a four-game slate, with the highlight of Saturday’s schedule easily being Rice’s upset of No. 15 Marshall. Not only did the victory provide Mike Bloomgren with his first signature win, it also gave Florida Atlantic hope for back-to-back East division titles as the C-USA championship game participants will come down to the final week of action. Let’s take a look back at the weekend that was in C-USA.
“Signature win” for Mike Bloomgren
Since arriving at Rice in 2018, head coach Mike Bloomgren has been attempting to change the culture and philosophy of the Owls’ program.