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RUSTON – Following Tuesday’s news that Southern Miss, Marshall and ODU are departing Conference USA at the end of June, the league Wednesday released updated 2022 football schedules that will send Louisiana Tech against the other eight remaining CUSA squads.

While the first four weeks of the Bulldogs’ 2022 slate stay the same with the non-conference portion of the schedule, the entire eight-game C-USA campaign is revised.

Tech will have its bye week on Oct. 1 and then will play eight straight weeks of conference contests with home games against UTEP, Rice, Middle Tennessee and UAB and road games at North Texas, FIU, UTSA and Charlotte.

Tech kicks off the season at Missouri (Sept. 3). The Bulldogs host their home opener against Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 10) inside Joe Alliet Stadium. Tech travels to Clemson (Sept. 17) and South Alabama (Sept. 24) before turning the focus to league play.

Following its bye week, Tech begins October at home for the C-USA opener against UTEP (Oct. 8). The Bulldogs then visit North Texas (Oct. 15), followed by hosting Rice (Oct. 22), and a trip to Miami to face-off against FIU (Oct. 29).

November begins at home as the Bulldogs host Middle Tennessee (Nov. 5). The Bulldogs hit the stretch run with back-to-back road games at UTSA (Nov. 12) and Charlotte (Nov. 19) before closing with a home contest against UAB (Nov. 26).

All games are subject to date changes, said Tech officials, and some dates are expected to move in the coming weeks in order to accommodate national television.Conference USA’s 18th annual Championship Game is scheduled for Friday, December 2. Details on the championship format are undetermined.

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