The conference realignment news off the field carried over from week eight as Southern Miss, Old Dominion and Marshall announced that they would depart Conference USA for the Sun Belt Conference. The moves leave C-USA with five members (Lousiana Tech, FIU, UTEP, Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky). While the future of the league and it’s members remain a topic of conversation, the focus of this column will shift back to the news and occurrences regarding the teams play this season.
During week nine’s six-game slate, three contests came down to one score or less and two others helped crowd an already congested East division race and Old Dominion found its first conference win since 2018 as they defeated Lousiana Tech at home.