CINCINNATI at UCONN
Saturday, Oct. 8 • 11:30 a.m. • CBS Sports Network
Pratt & Whitney Stadium (40,000/Grass)
East Hartford, Conn.



Television
CBS Sports Network
Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous and Melanie Collins

Cincinnati Radio    UConn Radio
WLW-AM 700 (flagship)     WTIC-AM 1080 (flagship)
    
THE GAME
Cincinnati and UConn have met every season since 2004, making Saturday’s matchup the 13th game in the series … The Bearcats hold a 10-2 series lead and have taken the last five against the Huskies after last season’s 37-13 win in Cincinnati … UConn’s two wins came in 2008 and 2010, both in East Hartford.

CINCINNATI
3-2, 0-2 American

Head Coach
Tommy Tuberville (Southern Arkansas ’76)
28-16, fifth season at Cincinnati
159-93, 21st season as collegiate head coach

NOTES
Cincinnati looks to bounce back from a 45-20 setback to USF and avoid an 0-3 start in American Athletic Conference play … Cincinnati is 1-0 in road games this season after a 38-20 win at Purdue Sept. 10 … The Bearcats rank third nationally with 10 defensive interceptions, giving them one more than they had in the entire 2015 season  … QB Ross Trail has started the last two games following an injury to QB Hayden Moore … Trail has thrown for 494 yards and a touchdown, but has been intercepted six times … RB Tion Green has rushed for 345 yards and two touchdowns, while RB Mike Boone has 247 yards and two TDs … WR Nate Cole leads the squad with 30 catches for 288 yards and four touchdowns … LB Eric Wilson is the American Athletic Conference leader with 54 tackles.

UCONN
2-3, 0-2 American

Head Coach
Bob Diaco (Iowa ’95)
10-20, third season

NOTES
UConn looks to snap a two-game slide following a 42-14 setback at No. 6 Houston last Thursday … The game against the Cougars was the first for UConn that was not decided by seven points or fewer … UConn has been outscored by a 31-0 margin in the first quarter this season … QB Bryant Shirreffs has completed 92 of 147 passes (62.6 percent) for 1,058 yards and three touchdowns and two interceptions … WR Noel Thomas is ranked sixth nationally in receptions (9.2 per game) … Thomas has 46 catches for 523 yards and two touchdowns … RB Arkeel Newsome has a team-high 224 rushing yards, while RB Ron Johnson leads the team with four rushing TDs … S Obi Melifonwu has a team-high 47 tackles … The Huskies have forced only two turnovers in their first five games … UConn had 25 takeaways in the 2015 season.



EAST CAROLINA at USF
Saturday, Oct. 8 • Noon • ESPNews
Raymond James Stadium (65,857/Grass)
Tampa, Fla.



Television
ESPNews
Mike Couzens and Dan Hawkins

East Carolina Radio     USF Radio
WNCT-FM 107.9 (flagship)    WWBA-AM 820 (flagship)
    
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the seventh meeting between East Carolina and USF in a series that dates to the 2002 season … The Bulls hold a 5-1 series lead after last year’ 22-17 win in Greenville, North Carolina … The teams also played in the 2006 PapaJohns.com Bowl, won by USF … East Carolina’s lone win in the series came in 2014.

EAST CAROLINA
2-3, 0-1 American

Head Coach
Scottie Montgomery (Duke ’00)
2-3, first season

NOTES
East Carolina looks to snap a three-game slide after the Pirates fell 47-29 to UCF … East Carolina has gone 0-2 on the road this season with losses at South Carolina and Virginia Tech … The Pirates are ranked fourth in the NCAA in passing offense (392.0 ypg) and 12th in total offense (523.2 ypg) … QB Philip Nelson has completed 148 of 210 passes (70.5 percent) for 1,753 yards and 11 touchdowns with four interceptions … WR Zay Jones leads the NCAA in receptions (13.2 per game) and has 66 catches for 695 yards and two touchdowns … WR Anthony Scott has 19 catches for 152 yards and three touchdowns and is the leading rusher with 286 yards and two TDs … LB Terrell Richardson leads the defense with 31 tackles, while LB Jordan Williams has 29 … East Carolina has registered only one sack in five games. 

rv/rv USF
4-1, 1-0 American

Head Coach
Willie Taggart (Western Kentucky ’98)
20-21, fourth season at USF
34-44, seventh season as collegiate head coach

NOTES
USF rebounded from its first loss of the year with a 45-20 win at Cincinnati in its conference opener … USF has won its last six games against American Athletic Conference East Division teams, dating to last season … USF ranks 15th nationally in rushing (251.4 ypg) and fifth in scoring offense (45.8 ppg) … QB Quinton Flowers, has completed 62 of 115 passes for 1,072 yards and eight touchdowns with three interceptions to go with four rushing TDs … RB Marlon Mack has rushed for 333 yards and six touchdowns on 50 carries and became USF’s career rushing leader last week (2,755 yards) … WR Rodney Adams has 18 catches for 303 yards and three touchdowns and has added four rushing TDs … LB Auggie Sanchez leads the team with 48 tackles and 3.0 sacks.


HOUSTON at NAVY
Saturday, Oct. 8 • 3 p.m. • CBS Sports Network
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000/FieldTurf)
Annapolis, Md.



Television
CBS Sports Network
John Sadak, Randy Cross and Sheehan Burch

Houston Radio    Navy Radio
KPRC-AM 950 (flagship)     WBAL-AM 1090 (flagship)
    
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the third meeting between Houston and Navy … The only previous matchups were last year’s 52-31 Cougar win in Houston and the 1980 Garden State Bowl, a 35-0 Houston victory at Giants Stadium … Houston and Navy shared The American’s West Division title in 2015.

6/5 HOUSTON
5-0, 2-0 American

Head Coach
Tom Herman (Cal Lutheran ’97)
18-1, second season

NOTES
Houston is off to a 5-0 start to the season after the Cougars took a 42-14 win against UConn last Thursday… The Cougars lead the nation in rushing defense (42.0 ypg) and are fourth in scoring defense (11.2 ppg) and fifth in total defense (250.0 ypg) … The Cougars have been ranked No. 6 in the Associated Press poll for three straight weeks … QB Greg Ward Jr. has completed 99 of 140 passes (70.7 percent) for 1,325 yards and eight touchdowns with tow interceptions … Ward, who  also has five TDs is 23-2 as Houston’s starting quarterback … RB Duke Catalon has a team-high 225 rushing yards in three games, but missed last week’s game against UConn … WR Linell Bonner leads the team with 33 catches for 439 yards and two TDs … LB Steven Taylor has 27 tackles, 5.5 sacks, an interception and a fumble recovery. 

NAVY
3-1, 2-0 American

Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo (Hawaii ’89)
71-38, eighth season

NOTES
Navy saw a streak of 19 straight wins against unranked opponents end after its 28-14 loss at Air Force …  The game against Houston will mark the first time that Navy has hosted a top-10 team since 2001 … Navy has won 12 straight home games, dating to the 2014 season … The Midshipmen’s last loss at home was a 36-27 setback to Western Kentucky Sept. 27, 2014 … A win against Houston would tie Navy’s program record for consecutive home wins … The Midshipmen have averaged 251.5 rushing yards per game (14th in NCAA) … QB Will Worth has thrown for 527 yards and a touchdown and has completed 31 of 53 passes  … FB Chris High has rushed for 295 yards and four touchdwns, while Worth has five rushing TDs … The defense is led by LB Micah Thomas, who has 32 tackles.