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2016 POPEYES DECEMBER 23, 2016; 1PM ET POPEYESBAHAMASBOWL.COM

POPEYES BAHAMAS BOWL POPEYES BAHAMAS BOWL WEEK 1 NOTEBOOK COMMUNICATIONS SINCE WE LAST VISITED: The Popeyes Bahamas Bowl begins the march to its’ 2016 game this week- end. Since Western Michigan’s 45-31 victory over Middle Tennessee in the 2015 game, the bowl has Chris Pika gone to three conference partners for this year’s game as the American Athletic Conference joins Director of Communications Conference USA and the Mid-American Conference. Teams from two of these three conferences will [email protected] meet on a new date and time in 2016, Friday, Dec. 23 at 1 p.m. ET in Thomas A. Robinson National 678-908-4853 (cell) . The game will be televised for the third straight year on ESPN. Seven players who partici- pated in the fi rst two Popeyes Bahamas Bowls were selected in the 2016 NFL Draft. POPEYES BAHAMAS BOWL INTRODUCING THE AMERICAN: Last season, West Division champion Houston won the inaugural American Athletic Conference Championship Game over East Division champ Temple. Houston (13-1 IMPORTANT MEDIA DATES overall) fi nished No. 8 in the both the fi nal AP and USA Today Coaches’ polls. In a vote of the confer- ence’s media, USF (East) and Houston (West) were selected to win their divisions, while Houston Oct. 6 ...... Press Conference (Thomas A. was tabbed by the media to repeat as AAC champions. Houston is ranked No. 13 in the Amway Robinson National Stadium): 5:30 p.m. Coaches’ and No. 15 in the AP preseason polls. Navy and USF are receiving votes in both polls, and Memphis is receiving votes in the Coaches’ poll. There are four new head coaches in the AAC: Scott Oct. 31 ...... Online media credential Frost (UCF), Scottie Montgomery (East Carolina), Mike Norvell (Memphis) and Willie Fritz (Tulane). applications begin at: sportsystems.com/bahamasbowl C-USA NOTES: In a vote of the conference’s media, Middle Tennessee (East) and Southern Miss Dec. 9 ...... Credential applications close (West) were selected to win their respective divisions. WKU received votes in both preseason polls, while Marshall got votes in the Coaches’ poll. Southern Miss QB Nick Mullens was selected as the Dec. 19 ...... Team Arrivals C-USA preseason Offensive Player of the Year by the media. There are three new head coaches in C- USA: Seth Littrell (North Texas), Jay Hopson (Southern Miss) and Frank Wilson (UTSA). Dec. 20-22 .....Team Practices Dec. 22 ...... Press Conference (Thomas A. MAC NOTES: Bowling Green (East) and 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl champion Western Michigan Robinson National Stadium): (West) were selected to win their divisions by both the media and the league’s head coaches. Toledo 11 a.m.-Noon received votes in both preseason polls, and Northern Illinois got votes in the preseason Coaches’ poll. Dec. 23 ...... Popeyes Bahamas Bowl (1 In 2015 the MAC had four wins over “Power Five” teams: Arkansas (SEC), Iowa State (Big-12), Mary- p.m. ET; Thomas A. Robinson land (Big Ten) and Purdue (Big Ten). The MAC has three new head coaches at Bowling Green (Mike National Stadium - ESPN) Jinks), Toledo (Jason Candle) and Ball State (Mike Neu).

AAC STANDINGS C-USA STANDINGS MAC STANDINGS

EAST DIVISION EAST DIVISION EAST DIVISION AAC Overall C-USA Overall MAC Overall UCF 0-0 0-0 Charlotte 0-0 0-0 Akron 0-0 0-0 Cincinnati 0-0 0-0 FIU 0-0 0-0 Bowling Green 0-0 0-0 UConn 0-0 0-0 Florida Atlantic 0-0 0-0 Buffalo 0-0 0-0 East Carolina 0-0 0-0 Marshall 0-0 0-0 Kent State 0-0 0-0 USF 0-0 0-0 Middle Tennessee 0-0 0-0 Miami 0-0 0-0 Temple 0-0 0-0 Old Dominion 0-0 0-0 Ohio 0-0 0-0 WEST DIVISION WKU 0-0 0-0 WEST DIVISION AAC Overall WEST DIVISION MAC Overall Houston 0-0 0-0 C-USA Overall Ball State 0-0 0-0 Memphis 0-0 0-0 Louisiana Tech 0-0 0-0 Central Michigan 0-0 0-0 Navy 0-0 0-0 North Texas 0-0 0-0 Eastern Michigan 0-0 0-0 SMU 0-0 0-0 Rice 0-0 0-0 Northern Illinois 0-0 0-0 Tulane 0-0 0-0 Southern Miss 0-0 0-0 Toledo 0-0 0-0 Tulsa 0-0 0-0 UTEP 0-0 0-0 Western Michigan 0-0 0-0 UTSA 0-0 0-0

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WEEK 1 SCHEDULE POPEYES BAHAMAS BOWL MEDIA PROJECTIONS

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Media Organization (Reporter) - Date: ...... Predicted Matchup 10thYearSeniors.com (John Marc Nutt) - Sept. 1: ...... Temple vs. FIU Thursday, Sept. 1 Nassau Tribune (Renaldo Dorsett) - Sept. 1: ...... Cincinnati vs. FIU UT Martin at Cincinnati (ESPN3) SI.com (Colin Becht) - Aug. 30: ...... Memphis vs. Ohio Maine at UConn (ASN/ESPN3) FOXSports.com (Stuart Mandel) - Aug. 30: ...... Tulsa vs. Akron Tulane at Wake Forest (ESPN3) ESPN.com (Brett McMurphy) - Aug. 29: ...... FIU vs. Tulsa Friday, Sept. 2 ESPN.com (Mark Schlabach) - Aug. 29: ...... Old Dominion vs. Temple Army at Temple (CBSSN) CollegeFootballNews.com (Pete Fiutak) - Aug. 24: ...... Memphis vs. Northern Illinois Saturday, Sept. 3 Orlando Sentinel (Brant Parsons) - Aug. 24: ...... UConn vs. Central Michigan Oklahoma vs. Houston (ABC) Campus Insiders (Dave Miller) - Aug. 23: ...... UConn vs. Toledo Fordham at Navy (CBSSN) Sports on Earth (Matt Brown) - Aug. 22: ...... Memphis vs. Northern Illinois Western Carolina at East Carolina (ESPN3) CBSSports.com (Jerry Palm) - Aug. 11: ...... Marshall vs. Ohio Towson at USF (ASN/ESPN3) Athlon Sports (Steven Lassan) - July 6: ...... Toledo vs. Marshall Southeast Missouri State at Memphis (ESPN3) SB Nation (Jason Kirk) - June 28: ...... Tulsa vs. Ohio South Carolina State at UCF (ESPN3) The Sporting News (Bill Bender) - May 29: ...... Cincinnati vs. Middle Tennessee SMU at North Texas (ASN/ESPN3) Bleacher Report (Brian Pedersen) - May 4: ...... Bowling Green vs. Tulsa San Jose State at Tulsa (CBSSN) Phil Steele Magazine (Phil Steele) - Magazine: ...... Marshall vs. Bowling Green

CONFERENCE USA ESPN EVENTS Thursday, Sept. 1 Charlotte at Louisville (ACC RSN) ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, owns and operates a large portfolio of collegiate sporting Indiana at FIU (ESPNU) events worldwide. The roster includes three Labor Day weekend games; 13 * Rice at WKU (CBSSN) college bowl games, 10 events and two college award shows, which ac- Saturday, Sept. 3 counts for approximately 250-plus hours of programming, reaches almost 64 million view- Louisiana Tech at Arkansas (SECN) ers and attracts over 700,000 attendees each year. With satellite offi ces in Albuquerque, Southern Ill. at Florida Atlantic (CUSATV) Birmingham, Boca Raton, Boise, Dallas-Fort Worth, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Montgomery Hampton at Old Dominion (CUSATV) and St. Petersburg, ESPN Events builds relationships with conferences, schools and local Alabama A&M at Middle Tenn. (CUSATV) communities, as well as providing unique experiences for teams and fans. SMU at North Texas (ASN) Alabama State at UTSA (KMYS) ESPN Events also manages the Big 12 Corporate Partner Program. Southern Miss at Kentucky (ESPNU) New Mexico State at UTEP (beIN) Collegiate Football AdvoCare (Houston); AdvoCare V100 (Houston); Air Force Re- MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE serve (Atlanta); (Alabama); (Florida); Camping World Kickoff (Orlando, Fla.); (Boise); Gildan New Thursday, Sept. 1 Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque); Hawai’i Bowl (Honolulu); (Nevada); Lockheed Presbyterian at Central Michigan (ESPN3) Martin (Dallas-Fort Worth); MEAC/SWAC Challenge (Orlando, Fla.); Friday, Sept. 2 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl (Nassau); Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, Ala.); St. Albany at Buffalo (ESPN3) Petersburg Bowl (Florida); The Home Depot College Football Awards (Atlanta) and Zaxby’s Ball State at Georgia State (ASN/ESPN3) Heart of Dallas Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth) Miss. Valley St. at Eastern Michigan (ESPN3) Toledo at Arkansas State (ESPNU) Collegiate Basketball Saturday, Sept. 3 AdvoCare Invitational ( World Resort near Orlando, Fla.); Armed Forces Clas- Bowling Green at Ohio State (BTN) sic (Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Honolulu); DIRECTV Wooden Legacy (Orange County, Western Michigan at Northwestern (ESPNU) Calif.); College Basketball Awards Presented by Wendy’s (Los Angeles); Gildan Charles- Kent State at Penn State (BBTN) ton Classic (South Carolina); Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu); Jimmy V Miami at Iowa (ESPNU) Men’s Classic presented by Corona (New York City); Jimmy V Women’s Classic presented by Texas State at Ohio (CBSSN) Corona (Uncasville, Conn.); NIT Season Tip-Off (Brooklyn, N.Y.); Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San VMI at Akron (ESPN3) Juan) and State Farm Champions Classic (New York City) NIU at Wyoming (CBSSN)

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