Even though the majority of Conference USA teams will be competing against non-league opponents this week, Southern Miss is not one of them.
The Golden Eagles host North Texas at 6 p.m. Saturday at M.M. Roberts Stadium (no TV). Jay Hopson’s team has not faced a C-USA foe yet, while the Mean Green are 1-0 after beating UAB last week.
But for the purposes of this list, that’s neither here nor there.
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What we’re here to do today is shed a little light on a few of C-USA’s less familiar — but no less phenomenal — names.