Written by Adam Rittenberg at ESPN.com
The South Florida-Connecticut game, rescheduled because of Hurricane Irma, will be played Nov. 4 as part of a scheduling makeover involving five American Athletic Conference teams.
Originally set for Sept. 9, the USF-UConn game was called off so the Bulls’ players and coaches could prepare for Hurricane Irma to pass through Tampa. As a result, the American on Thursday announced the new date for the game as well as adjustments for games involving Cincinnati, East Carolina and Houston.
UConn has moved its home game with East Carolina, originally scheduled for Nov. 4, to Sept. 24. The game will take place on a Sunday because Pratt & Whitney Stadium is unavailable on Sept. 23, Connecticut’s original open date.
East Carolina’s open date moves from Sept. 23 to Oct. 28, and the Pirates will now play at Houston on Nov. 4, the original date of their game with UConn.
South Florida will host Cincinnati on Oct. 14, when it had been scheduled to host nonconference foe Massachusetts, and will host Houston on Oct. 28, the original date of the Cincinnati game.
The South Florida-Massachusetts game will take place during the 2022 or 2023 season, on a yet-to-be-determined date. Massachusetts on Thursday announced it had reached an agreement in principle to play Florida International, another team impacted by Hurricane Irma, on Dec. 2 in Miami. The game would take place unless Florida International qualifies for the Conference USA championship game, also played Dec. 2.
Cincinnati’s open date moves from Oct. 14 to Oct. 28. Houston had the dates of consecutive games with South Florida and East Carolina flipped, so the Cougars now face South Florida first.
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