USF Football's 2014 American Athletic Conference Schedule Coming Together

OK, here's what we know so far about USF's eight-game 2014 conference football schedule:

• SMU came out and announced their opponents on Thursday. USF is visiting Dallas to play the Mustangs, date TBD.
• UConn did the same, and they will visit USF this season.
• According to FBSchedules.com, three other American teams have leaked their home/away opponents. Of those, USF hosts East Carolina, and visits Cincinnati.
• Temple's opponents have also leaked, but USF doesn't play them at all.

That makes the picture look like this:

HOME: UConn, East Carolina, ???, ???
AWAY: SMU, Cincinnati, ???, ???

Next, we can make a couple of reasonable deductions:

• USF and C.Florida are obviously going to play each other, and it's USF's turn to host the game. You can write that one in pen.
• Everything we've seen tells us that if you played an opponent in 2013, and you play them again in 2014, the opposite team will host. That means if Houston is on USF's schedule, it would be the fourth home game, because the Bulls visited the Cougars last year. Conversely, if USF plays Memphis, it will be at the Liberty Bowl

The picture now looks like this:

HOME: UConn, East Carolina, C.Florida, ???
AWAY: SMU, Cincinnati, ???, ???

Since Houston would have to be a home game, that leaves only three possible teams to fill the two road slots - Tulane, Memphis, and Tulsa. I think we all know which one we're rooting for.

I know USF isn’t great at traveling to FB games anymore, but I assure you we will PACK New Orleans early in the season or late if we’re good

— Collin Sherwin (@USFCollin) January 30, 2014

Tulane, Memphis, and Tulsa. That's like getting $10,000, $10, or a punch in the balls.

— Jamie (@chuckycrater) January 30, 2014

The last home slot could be filled by Houston, Tulane, or Tulsa.

This is a good head start, but we'll find out what the American schedule really looks like soon.