2020 Conference USA Championship Game: Matchup, tickets, time, and TV
The 2020 Conference USA Championship Game is set with the Marshall Thundering Herd hosting the UAB Blazers. The game will be played on Friday, Dec. 18 at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall earned the right to host the championship game after finishing with the best conference winning percentage at .800 (4-1 C-USA, 7-1 overall). The Thundering Herd won the East Division via a head-to-head tiebreaker over the Florida Atlantic Owls.
Marshall will be making their third Conference USA Football Championship Game appearance. The Thundering Herd lost to Rice in 2013, 41-24, and defeated Louisiana Tech in 2014, 26-23.
Iowa WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette Addresses His Flip Injury
IOWA CITY, IOWA- SEPTEMBER 28: Wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette #6 of the Iowa Hawkeyes is taken out of bounds during the first half by linebacker Brett Shepherd #43 and corner back Teldrick Ross #19 of the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders on September 28, 2019 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
In a game where nearly everything went right for the Iowa Hawkeyes, there was one concerning moment involving senior wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette late in the game.
Iowa exploded in the third quarter, scoring two passing touchdowns both were reeled in by Smith-Marsette. Hawkeyes quarterback Spencer Petras connected with the receiver on a deep 53-yard bomb for their second touchdown of the quarter.