DALLAS & NEW YORK (May 21, 2019) – Conference USA Commissioner
Judy MacLeod and the NFL announced today a new four-year contract for a 10-game package of C-USA football games to be broadcast on NFL Network. The partnership will begin in the 2019 football season with one game each week on Saturday afternoon.
"While exploring new media options for football, NFL Network stood out as an excellent opportunity for national exposure," said MacLeod. "We look forward to showcasing our conference through their tremendous platform and reach."
"We are excited to showcase the next generation of NFL athletes to our fans on a weekly basis," said
Hans Schroeder, Chief Operating Officer of NFL Media. "Our fans crave live football, and partnering with Conference USA – a conference which boasts several Hall of Fame players – provides us with an excellent opportunity to do so."
"We're excited for this partnership between our conference and the NFL Network," Head Coach
Butch Davis said. "The C-USA will benefit tremendously from being on the NFL Network, as it will provide great national exposure and allow a new audience to experience and enjoy C-USA football. We look forward to having FIU and C-USA showcased on the NFL Network for the next four years."
The full NFL Network slate of games will be released with the rest of the 2019 C-USA Football multimedia schedule at a later date. C-USA football games on NFL Network will also be available through the NFL app and via Watch NFL Network on smartphones, tablets, PCs and connected TV devices for subscribers of participating NFL Network providers.
C-USA shares a rich history with the NFL, with some of the game's greatest players coming from the conference. Pro Football Hall of Famers who played their college football at C-USA schools include
Brett Favre (Southern Miss),
Randy Moss (Marshall),
Terry Bradshaw (Louisiana Tech),
"Mean" Joe Greene (North Texas), and others. Additionally, 16 players from C-USA have been selected in the NFL Draft over the last two years, including
Marcus Davenport from UTSA selected No. 14 overall by the New Orleans Saints in the 2018 NFL Draft. In total, there were 83 C-USA players on NFL rosters at the end of the 2018 season.
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Entering its 18th year of football in 2019, the FIU Panthers are coming off a program-best nine wins a season ago. FIU capped 2018 with a 35-32 victory over Toledo in the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl to finish the season 9-4 overall. Under legendary head coach
Butch Davis, the Panthers have earned back-to-back bowl appearances and 17 wins in the last two years.
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