The American is Chaos and Wide Open!

To say it was chaos in the American was an understatement this past week as their were close games and upsets galore across the league.  Maria Trivelpiece and Taylor McHargue also breakdown last week and look ahead this week across the American. They are joined by ESPN College Football Analyst Rene Ingoglia to discuss the wide-openness of the league and preview his game this week in Army at Tulsa. UAB started the chaos this week with a last-minute rally and overtime win vs East Carolina. Heading into the bye week the Blazers have 4 wins, and bowl eligibility seems definitely in reach this season. Tulane followed it up with a defensive onslaught of Memphis causing 6 turnovers and extending their wins streak at home to 10 games. The Green Wave now look ahead to UTSA this week to try and keep the winning ways going. UTSA took a back-and-forth affair against Navy to become the first American team bowl eligible this season moving to 6-1. Owen McCown starred for the Roadrunners who will look to continue their success in New Orleans this week at Tulane.  Army took care of Florida Atlantic this week with an emphatic win. Led by Cale Hellums the Black Knights re-inserted them in the conference title race now at 3-1 in American play. Tulsa also took care of business against Rice this week led by Baylor Hayes. They now face off against Army in a huge game this week for the conference title race. Charlotte went into Philadelphia and got their first win against Temple highlighting a football sweep as the Panthers defeated the Eagles as well the following day. Conner Harrell led the 49ers who look to build on the win heading to a bye. South Florida moved to 5-2 with a bye week ahead as well. Maria and Taylor also preview North Texas at Navy, East Carolina at Memphis, and Rice at Florida Atlantic in a relatively light week schedule wise this week across the league. Army Quarterback Cale Hellums joins Maria on the show after a record-tying five touchdown performance this week against Florida Atlantic. He talks about what it is like playing behind the Army offensive line and the great players and guys they are. He also discusses his growth over the last two years since taking over the starting job. Hellums highlights the depth of the conference as well and how difficult each week is in the American.  The debate of the week takes shape with the wildest win of the week given the chaotic results from last week. Maria choses a rally that ended in OT with a weird score. While Taylor picked a surprise in terms of how a much a team won by. Lastly, Alex Mortensen got a nice surprise from Adam Schefter on SportsCenter on Campus this past week in our social media moment of the week. #american #collegefootball #football #cfb Watch the episode on the American Conference YouTube Channel. Youtube.com/@AmericanConf