ESPN has announced a new, multi-year agreement with Conference USA. The digital deal includes more than 125 combined football, men’s and women’s basketball games, with more than 100 of the total games on ESPN+ and the remaining games on ESPN3. In addition, ESPN’s digital platforms become the primary home of multiple C-USA Conference Championships, while also adding exclusive early round men’s and women’s basketball championship action.
What They Are Saying:
- Burke Magnus, ESPN executive vice president of programming and scheduling: “As we look forward to the 2018-19 season and beyond, ESPN+ will offer the most expansive college sports lineup in the industry, right alongside professional leagues such as MLB, NHL, MLS and premier events from Grand Slam tennis, Top Rank boxing, UFC, the PGA Tour and more. We are thrilled to grow our relationship with Conference USA and have its 14 member institutions as part of the impressive digital lineup which now features more games from the conference than any other network, including a significant number of post season games.”
- Conference USA Commissioner Judy MacLeod: “ESPN has continually positioned itself on the forefront of digital distribution and emerging platforms, which makes them an ideal fit for us. We look forward to sharing the C-USA brand with their extensive audience for many more years.”
Conference USA 2018 Football Schedule:
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Sat, Aug. 25 | 7 p.m. | Prairie View A&M at Rice | ESPN+ |
| Thu, Aug. 30 | 8 p.m. | Savannah State at UAB | ESPN+ |
| Sat, Sept. 1 | 6 p.m. | Fordham at Charlotte | ESPN+ |
| 7 p.m. | Jackson State at Southern Miss | ESPN+ | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Northern Arizona at UTEP | ESPN3 | |
| Sat, Sept. 8 | 6 p.m. | Appalachian State at Charlotte | ESPN+ |
| 6:30 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky at Marshall | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | UT Martin at Middle Tennessee | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Southern at Louisiana Tech | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Louisiana-Monroe at Southern Miss | ESPN3 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Incarnate Word at North Texas | ESPN+ | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Maine at Western Kentucky | ESPN+ | |
| Sat, Sept. 15 | 6 p.m. | Old Dominion at Charlotte | ESPN3 |
| Sat, Sept. 22 | 7 p.m. | Texas State at UT-San Antonio | ESPN+ |
| 7 p.m. | Rice at Southern Miss | ESPN+ | |
| 7:30 p.m. | New Mexico State at UTEP | ESPN3 | |
| Sat, Sept. 29 | TBA | Charlotte at UAB | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | UTEP at UT-San Antonio | ESPN+ | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Florida International | ESPN+ | |
| Sat, Oct. 6 | 7 p.m. | UT-San Antonio at Rice | ESPN3 |
| Sat, Oct. 13 | 1 p.m. | UAB at Rice | ESPN+ |
| 2 p.m. | Southern Miss at North Texas | ESPN3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Western Kentucky at Charlotte | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Louisiana Tech at UT-San Antonio | ESPN+ | |
| Sat, Oct. 20 | 3 p.m. | Charlotte at Middle Tennessee | ESPN3 |
| 3:30 p.m. | UTEP at Louisiana Tech | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | UT-San Antonio at Southern Miss | ESPN+ | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Rice at Florida International | ESPN+ | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Old Dominion at Western Kentucky | ESPN+ | |
| Sat, Oct. 27 | 2 p.m. | Southern Miss at Charlotte | ESPN3 |
| 3:30 p.m. | Middle Tennessee at Old Dominion | ESPN+ | |
| 4 p.m. | Rice at North Texas | ESPN+ | |
| 7:30 p.m. | UAB at UTEP | ESPN+ | |
| Sat, Nov. 3 | 3:30 p.m. | UTEP at Rice | ESPN3 |
| Sat, Nov. 10 | 2 p.m. | North Texas at Old Dominion | ESPN3 |
| 2:30 p.m. | Charlotte at Marshall | ESPN+ | |
| 3 p.m. | Middle Tennessee at UTEP | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Rice at Louisiana Tech | ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | Florida International at UT-San Antonio | ESPN+ | |
| Sat, Nov. 17 | 2 p.m. | Florida International at Charlotte | ESPN3 |
| 2 p.m. | VMI at Old Dominion | ESPN+ | |
| Sat, Nov. 24 | 1 p.m. | Old Dominion at Rice | ESPN+ |
| 3 p.m. | Southern Miss at UTEP | ESPN+ | |
| 3 p.m. | UAB at Middle Tennessee | ESPN3 | |
| 7:00 p.m. | North Texas at UT-San Antonio | ESPN+ |
C-USA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Offerings:
- Conference USA men’s and women’s basketball will expand their presence on ESPN’s digital platforms under the new deal
- More than 85 regular season games available each season
- Features exclusive coverage of both conference championship’s first rounds.
Digital Coverage of Conference Championships:
- Men’s Soccer: All six games including the championship finals
- Women’s Soccer: All seven games including the championship finals
- Volleyball: All seven games including the championship finals
- Baseball: All games leading up the championship game
- Softball: All games leading up to the championship game
- ESPN’s digital platforms will also spotlight additional Conference USA Championships throughout the year with special highlight shows. Among the sports expected to be featured include cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field, swimming and diving, golf and tennis.