Southern Miss' time in the Conference USA might not be over yet.
Less than a week after Southern Miss released a statement announcing its intention to leave Conference USA before the start of next football season, the league retaliated by putting out its schedule for the season and including Southern Miss, as well as two other departing institutions.
Along with the schedule release, Conference USA put out the following statement.
“Conference USA intends to conduct the 2022-23 athletic year with the full 14 institution membership intact," the statement reads. "The C-USA Board of Directors will exhaust all necessary legal actions to ensure all members meet their contractual obligations as defined by and agreed to in the Conference USA Bylaws.