Conference USA faces changes with new TV deal, incoming members
- Conference USA underwent conference realignment, now a 9-team league growing to 10 teams.
- The league has a new TV deal with October midweek games on ESPN and CBS.
- Sam Houston and Jacksonville State can't win CUSA or bowls this year.
- The conference is now officially called CUSA, dropping the hyphen.
- The changes provide more exposure but a different look for Conference USA.