The Memphis Tigers are likely to join the Big East Conference in 2013, CBSSports.com’s Brett McMurphy has reported.

Memphis would join the Big East in all sports. The Tigers have been a member of Conference USA since 1996.

The Big East is losing West Virginia to the Big 12, a move that will likely happen this year.

The Memphis Tigers are in discussions to play a future football series against the Vanderbilt Commodores, The Commercial Appeal has reported. Memphis also has verbal agreements to play Kansas and Ole Miss.

Memphis Athletics Director R.C. Johnson said that the Tigers could play Vanderbilt as early as 2013 if one of their currently scheduled non-conference opponents cancels. Those opponents are Arkansas State, Duke, Louisville and Middle Tennessee.

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles have released their 2014-15 home-and-home series dates against BYU on their official website.

BYU will host Southern Miss at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Nov. 8, 2014. On Oct. 17, 2015, the Cougars will travel to face the Golden Eagles at M.M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg.

The Tulane Green Wave have announced their 2012 football schedule, which features games against Ole Miss, Rutgers, East Carolina, Houston, SMU and Tulsa.

Tulane opens the 2012 season at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sept. 1 against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. The Green Wave also have non-conference games at home against Ole Miss (Sept. 22) and ULM (Sept. 29) and a road contest at UL Lafayette (Oct. 6).

The Missouri Tigers have added the UCF Knights to their 2012 football schedule, UCF announced this afternoon.

Missouri will travel to face UCF at Bright House Networks Stadium in Orlando on Sept. 29, 2012. The game will be the first ever meeting between the two schools.

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane have announced their 2012 football schedule, which features games against Arkansas, Fresno State, Iowa State, Houston, Rice, SMU and UTEP.

Tulsa opens the 2012 season on the road at Iowa State on Sept. 1. The Golden Hurricane also have non-conference games vs. Nicholls State (Sept. 15), vs. Fresno State (Sept. 22) and at Arkansas (Nov. 3).

The Marshall Thundering Herd have announced their 2012 football schedule, which features games against Purdue, West Virginia, East Carolina, Houston, Southern Miss and UCF.

Marshall opens the 2012 season on the road at West Virginia on Sept. 1. The Herd also have non-conference games vs. Western Carolina (Sept. 8), Ohio (Sept. 15) and at Purdue (Sept. 29).

The UCF Knights have announced their 2012 football schedule, which features games against Ohio State, Missouri, East Carolina, Marshall and Southern Miss. This will be the final season for the Knights in Conference USA as they join the Big East in 2013.

UCF opens the 2012 season on Thursday, Aug. 30 at Akron followed by a trip to Ohio State on Sept. 8. Central Florida then has home games against Florida International on Sept. 15 and new SEC member Missouri on Sept. 29 to conclude their non-conference schedule.

The SMU Mustangs have announced their 2012 football schedule, which features games against Baylor, Texas A&M, TCU, Houston, Rice, and Southern Miss. This will be SMU’s final year in Conference USA as they will join the Big East in 2013.

The Mustangs open the 2012 season with four straight non-conference games: at Baylor (Sept. 1) and home vs. Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 8), Texas A&M (Sept. 15) and TCU (Sept. 29).

The East Carolina Pirates have announced their 2012 football schedule, which features games against Navy, North Carolina, South Carolina, Houston, Marshall and UCF.

East Carolina opens the 2012 season at home on Sept. 1 against Appalachian State. The following week, ECU travels to face South Carolina on Sept. 8. The remainder of their non-conference schedule includes at North Carolina on Sept. 22 and home vs. Navy on Oct. 27.

The Rice Owls have announced their 2012 football schedule, which features games against Kansas, UCLA, Houston, SMU, Southern Miss, UCF and UTEP.

Rice opens the 2012 season at home on Sept. 1 against the UCLA Bruins. The Owls also have non-conference games at Kansas (Sept. 8), at Louisiana Tech (Sept. 15) and home vs. UTSA (Oct. 13).

The Memphis Tigers have announced their 2012 football schedule, which features games against Arkansas State, Duke, East Carolina, SMU, Southern Miss and UCF.

Memphis begins 2012 with four straight non-conference games. The Tigers host UT Martin on Sept. 1 and travel to Arkansas State on Sept. 8. Memphis then hosts Middle Tennessee on Sept. 15 before finishing non-conference play at Duke on Sept. 22.

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles have announced their 2012 football schedule, which features games against Boise State, Louisville, Nebraska, East Carolina, Marshall and UCF.

Southern Miss opens the 2012 season on Saturday, Sept. 1 at Nebraska. Other non-conference games for Southern Miss include at Western Kentucky (Sept. 22) and home vs. Louisville (Sept. 8) and Boise State (Oct. 6).

The East Carolina Pirates and the BYU Cougars have scheduled a home-and-home football series for 2017 and 2018, the two schools announced this afternoon.

East Carolina will host BYU at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, NC during the 2017 season. In 2018, the Pirates will travel to face the Cougars at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, UT. Exact dates for the series are to be announced.

The Rice Owls have added the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to their 2014 football schedule, the school announced today.

Rice will travel to play Notre Dame in South Bend on a date to be determined. The game will be the fifth meeting between the schools.

Notre Dame leads the overall series 4-0. The last meeting between the two schools was Nov. 5, 1988 at Notre Dame Stadium. The Irish won that game 54-11.

The East Carolina Pirates have completed their 2012 non-conference schedule, the school announced today.

Home non-conference games for East Carolina include Appalachian State on Sept. 1 and Navy on Oct. 27. ECU is 11-19 all-time against the Appalachian State Mountaineers and 0-2 against the Navy Midshipmen.

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles beat the Houston Cougars to win the 2011 Conference USA Football Championship Game. Our Fan Shop now has Southern Miss champions gear in stock, including short and long-sleeve t-shirts and hats.

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The 2011 Conference USA Championship football game is set with the Southern Miss Golden Eagles facing the Houston Cougars. Houston will host the game at Robertson Stadium on Sat., Dec. 3 at 12:00 p.m. ET (ABC).

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The UCF Knights and the Oklahoma Sooners are close to finalizing a home-and-home football series, UCFSports.com has reported.

The series would begin next year at Bright House Networks Stadium in Orlando. UCF would then travel to Norman to face Oklahoma in 2013. The games would be the first ever between the two schools.

The Ohio State Buckeyes have replaced Cincinnati with UCF on their 2012 football schedule, BuckeyeExtra.com has reported.

Ohio State will host the UCF Knights at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Sept. 8, 2012. The game will be the first ever between the two schools.