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UTEP is 4-10 against the East Division of Conference USA as opposed to 12-13 against the West.

UTEP came out flying against Rice Saturday, bolting to a 13-0 lead. Donald Buckram had two touchdowns, 68 rushing yards and 30 receiving yards.

The search for the next University of Memphis football coach is moving at an accelerated pace as the regular season winds to a close and it appears the race to replace Tommy West is down to two candidates: Washington Redskins defensive assistant Jerry Gray and LSU assistant head coach Larry Porter.

Rice overcame a 29-17 deficit in the fourth quarter to beat UTEP 30-29. If there's one certainty in this era of UTEP's football, it's that there are always new ways for the Miners to lose.

With the Southern Miss football team likely headed to its eighth consecutive bowl, one postseason game scout was in attendance at Saturday's game.

Over the last 20 years, the Tiger football program has sent its share of defensive backs to the NFL.

The "College Gameday" crew won't be parked outside of Rice Stadium today. The Owls are 1-9, UTEP is 3-7 and on the national landscape, this game doesn't rate.

The sun shined a little brighter over the Rice campus this week. "It's amazing how good my coffee tasted Sunday," coach David Bailiff said.

Through the big wins and high rankings of this season, the Houston Cougars remained focused on a goal of winning the West division of Conference USA.

Though UTEP doesn't have a bowl to play for, players and coach Mike Price said there is plenty of motivation for Saturday's game against Rice.

Tip-off against the number-one team in the land is 9 pm. Catch it on ESPN if you're not heading up I-55 to St.

It was a far cry from last season's Conference USA championship game overtime thriller as East Carolina ran all over Tulsa in a 44-17 victory.

Nick Fanuzzi passed for four touchdowns as the Rice Owls snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 28-20 win Saturday over the Tulane Green Wave.

The football field has been freshly painted. TheA UCF campus is clean and beautifully manicured.

The Marshall Thundering Herd is going to have to wait another week for that elusive sixth win after losing to Southern Miss this afternoon.

UAB quarterback Joe Webb took to the air on Saturday to lead the Blazers to a 31-21 win at Memphis on Saturday.

A fresh, exciting 2010 UCF football schedule has been finalized, with a two game-series against the Kansas State Wildcats starting in the '10 season.

Both J.J. Greer and Andreas Guentner earn League All-Freshman Honors. Greer, from CBHS, finished ranked among the top 20 nationally in assists.

Nov. 12, 2009 SPORTS NEWS ANALYSIS: 2009-10 Conference USA Men's Basketball Preview By Cary Estes Special to ConferenceUSA.com As we all know, there are certain things in life that you just shouldn't do.

As this season of highest expectations gets ready to tipoff, what's notable about the UTEP women's basketball team isn't just how good and complete their pieces seem, it's how many they have.