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New C-USA TV deal to shift October games to weeknights
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Western Kentucky quarterback Austin Reed (16) throws a pass against Middle Tennessee State during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. - photo by Grace Ramey/Daily News via AP
DALLAS (AP) — Conference USA's new media rights deal with ESPN and CBS will include midweek football games throughout October as the league tries to increase visibility similarly to the way the Mid-American Conference has by playing on Tuesdays and Wednesdays late in the season. The multiyear deal announced Thursday starts next season as Conference USA goes through extensive membership turnover. Six current C-USA members are leaving after this season to join the American Athletic Conference.