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Tuesday evening, former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright spoke at the Saenger Theatre in downtown Hattiesburg.

She visited for a lecture series and spoke on “The Future of NATO.” The crowd in attendance consisted of students from USM and Hattiesburg residents, who came close to filling the 1,000-seat theatre.

Before her presentation, Albright gave a brief interview session with local media. Some topics discussed included NATO’s role in a non-Cold War world, safety and freedom in a time of global terror, and her own role as a shaper of world policy.

When asked if she meant to inspire students to careers in military or public service, Albright said she hoped to.

“I believe in public service,” Albright said. “I so admire our military for everything they do to keep our country safe and help other countries. I hope people will see that military service is something so essential even in this time.”

At the lecture, a welcome was given by Denise von Herrmann, dean of the College of Arts and Letters, followed by a history of the lecture series by Beverly Dale.

USM President Martha Saunders then introduced Albright, and she began her speech.

Albright started the presentation by commenting on her excitement to visit USM. She complimented the school, calling it “a leading public research university that has overcome much ad-

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Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks to press at the Walnut Room before her speech at the Saenger on Tuesday.

versity since Hurricane Katrina.”

Albright then spoke about NATO and its continued importance in the world today, even after the Cold War is over. “It is not what it is against, but what it is for,” Albright said in reference to NATO’s role in the world.

Following her speech, Albright answered questions written and submitted by audience members.

The questions ranged from her opinion of immigration policy to her favorite pin to wear.

Michael Forster, a professor in the College of Health, thought the lecture went very well.

“This is a rare opportunity. I wouldn’t have missed it,” Forster said.

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USM President Martha Saunders shakes hands with Madeleine Albright after introducting the former Secretary of State before her speech at the Saenger on Tuesday. Albright spoke on the future of NATO to a packed house.

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‘Andre was fired because he was gay’ Ashton Pittman Printz Writer The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday filed a lawsuit against the Mississippi Forrest County Sheriff ’s Department on behalf of a former employee who claims he was fired because he is gay.

The lawsuit alleges that the Constitutional rights of USM student Andre Cooley, a former Forrest County corrections officer who worked with juvenile

detainees, were violated.

On June 14, Cooley placed an off-duty 911 call when his boyfriend became physically violent.

Chief of Corrections Charles Bolton, one of Cooley’s supervisors, learned that Cooley was in a same-sex relationship upon responding to the call.

Cooley was informed the next day that he was being terminated permanently. Cooley said Staff Sergeant of Jail Operations Donnell Brannon told him he was fired because of his sexuality.

The Forrest County Sheriff ’s

Department, which did not return requests for comment, has publicly denied that Cooley’s sexuality was the reason.

Bear Atwood, attorney for the ACLU of Mississippi and co-counsel for the case, said that Cooley had protection under federal law because he was publicly employed.

“They can’t just fire someone for animus – ‘I don’t like what you did,’” Atwood said. “And that’s what happened in this case – Andre was fired because they didn’t like the fact that he was gay.”

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Students go mute for life on campus

Ashton Pittman Printz Writer Pro-life students at Southern Miss participated in an effort across campuses nationwide Tuesday to express their beliefs on abortion. USM student John Taylor, a pro-life advocate who recently helped petition to get the Personhood Amendment on the November 2011 ballot, said he led the Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity at USM. The effort, which is promoted by the website silentday.org, asked participants to wear red duct tape with the word “LIFE” written across it. Participants were also asked to remain silent while wearing the tape.

The website says that although it is meant to be a day of silence, students should be willing to engage others who may have questions or want to discuss the issue.

Taylor emphasized that the Day of Silence is about prayer, not protest.

He said he encouraged pro-lifers to use the time of silence to pray.

“We should pray that people learn the truth about abortion from a biological, physical, and scriptural stance,” he said.

At the same time, he stressed that the day was not meant to attack people who are pro-choice or women who have had or considered an abortion.

“These women are mothers, not murderers,” he said.

USM student Jessie Armstrong

said she got involved in the event after Taylor asked her to join. She joined Taylor outside the International Center to hand out cupcakes to students and participants.

“Each cupcake represented a birthday cake for an unborn baby,” Armstrong said.

Amber Ryals said she took part in the event as well by donning the red tape.

“I think it’s a great way to stand for something you believe in,” she said. “You’re not arguing with anyone; just simply making your stance known.”

Taylor said the day was not about taking away women’s rights, but about educating people and presenting an alternative viewpoint.

More than 200 students participated, he said.

News in brief: USM host civil rights conference

USM will host a conference titled “A Centennial Celebration of the Civil Rights Movement” on Oct. 21-23.

Sponsored by the Southern Miss Centennial Committee, the Center for Black Studies and the Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage, the conference will feature nationally renowned scholars.

Registration is $35 for the general public and $20 for students. This fee includes lunch on Oct. 22 and 23 and heavy hors’ doeuvres at the opening reception and closing session.

“Few people realize the central

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Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks to press at the Walnut Room before her speech at the Saenger on Tuesday. Albright spoke on the future of NATO to a packed out crowd.

Albright, from 1 Forster also said he learned more about NATO during the presentation. “I didn’t realize the continued relevance of NATO. I thought it was waning.”

“I enjoyed it greatly. It was quite interesting, and Albright is a very smart lady and an engaging speaker,” Forster said.

Hannah Barrett, a sophomore USM student in the Honors College, said the event was a great speech for students and residents of the Hattiesburg area to attend.

“Madeleine Albright has long been a powerful and influential

woman in this nation, and I felt like attending this event was a rare opportunity that I should not pass up,” Barrett said.

Barrett agreed with Forster in saying that the speech was enjoyable and beneficial to those who attended.

“I greatly enjoyed the lecture and felt like she did an outstanding job connecting with the audience about an issue that is extremely relevant to both students and older citizens alike,” Barrett said.

role Hattiesburg and its residents played in the national Civil Rights Movements, and our conference will shed light on that fact,” said Curtis Austin, associate professor of history and director of the Center for Black Studies at USM. The conference will open at the African American Military History Museum at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21 with remarks from USM President Martha Saunders, Austin and Raylwani Branch, one of the first two African Americans to attend USM. Another speaker is civil rights veteran Peggy Connor, who rep-

resented the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) at the 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

The two days of presentations will take place in the Thad Cochran Center. The conference will conclude with a closing session commemorating Clyde Kennard, the first African American to attempt to desegregate Southern Miss.

“No civil rights conference associated with Southern Miss would be complete without a discussion of the Clyde Kennard affair,” Austin said.

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Dive-in to fight breast cancer Earvin Hopkins Printz Writer Breast Cancer Awareness DiveIn Movie and Potluck, will be hosted at the pool deck in the M.C. Natatorium at the Payne Center Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. for an evening of Pretty in Pink.

The Dive-In has two purposes: to raise money and more importantly, to raise awareness of breast cancer.

Those who attend should bring a

Cop, from 1 Cooley said that his firing was not due to the domestic disturbance.

“I was the victim of domestic violence,” he said. “The police report confirms that I was the victim and did nothing wrong.”

Cooley said the sheriff ’s department never gave him an official reason for his termination.

He said finding a job has become difficult because it is hard to explain why he was terminated to new employers.

Atwood said she was confident that, despite the conservative views of many Mississippians, most would view Cooley’s firing as unfair.

“They might not think it’s okay for gay people to get married and they might not think it’s okay for gay people to adopt children,” she said. “But Mississippians are basically fair and decent people, and they can look at this and say, ‘It’s not fair to fire gay people.’”

Atwood said the case would be a first of its kind in Mississippi.

She hopes a ruling in Cooley’s favor will provide clear case law for future cases. At the same time, she also hopes it will educate people about discrimination that gay people face in the workplace.

“If you’re the best person for the job, you should be allowed to do your job,” Cooley said. “Whether you’re gay or not should have nothing to do with it.”

Atwood said that had Cooley been working for a private employer, he would have had no legal recourse. That is because Mississippi has no state anti-discrimination law to protect lesbian, gay, bi, or transgender citizens from workplace discrimination.

Joe Jervis, who runs the site Joe. My.God., a popular blog that focuses on gay rights issues, said the case illustrates the need for Congress to pass legislation to protect LGBT workers.

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raft for the pool or a blanket for the pool deck. Anyone can bring food to contribute to the potluck, so they can eat and enjoy the movie. Students should enter through the back gate, because the Payne Center will be closed at that time.

USM student and lifeguard/ swimming instructor, Tremayne Davis, came up with the idea.

“I just wanted to think of ways to get people thinking about breast cancer,” Davis said. “The movie Pretty in Pink will be shown, and it is apart of a great theme. We want

people to show up and show their support, and see our facility. I would really appreciate it if people showed up to show their support because this is a really great cause.”

Aquatics coordinator Jessi Hobart is in charge of the event this year and talked about their mission.

“Our mission is to get a lot of people to show up and show their support,” Hobart said. “We are doing a potluck and encourage everyone to bring a dish. We wanted to do a potluck instead of ordering food because a potluck brings a sense of

community to the event.”

Courtney Payne, a graduate student at the University of West Alabama, said she always comes to support Southern Miss activities for health.

“I love how Southern Miss gets so involved in the community’s well being,” Payne said. “They are a leader in student activities in Mississippi, and the Breast Cancer Awareness Dive-In is a great way for me to educate myself about breast cancer and to show support for those who may come that need a compassion-

ate friend to talk too.”

Payne talked about how excited she is about the activities.

“I can’t wait to try other people’s dishes, and I can’t wait to share my dish I am going to prepare,” Payne said. “I am really excited about watching the movie Pretty in Pink; that’s one of my favorite movies.”

Jessi Hobart said he wants everyone to come out to enjoy the event.

“We are really excited about this event,” Hobart said. “Come join us and watch Pretty in Pink to show your support.”

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Music majors: they got the beat Jonathan Andrews Printz Writer “The thing with being a music major is that you don’t have time,” said Thomas Giles, a senior music performance major from Colorado Springs, Col. The choice to be a music major is not one to be taken lightly. In addition to committing to around 18 hours of coursework per semester, students are required to practice on their own for two to three hours per day.

Giles said it takes a certain kind of person to be a music major.

“There’s a lot of outside the classroom work to improve yourself,” Giles said. “It’s setting goals for yourself and trying to do something on your own.”

Giles said the classes taken by music majors are more for guidance; most work is done independently.

“That can give you a lot of opportunity to slack off, too, though,” Giles said.

After he graduates in the spring, Giles plans to take a year off to learn French. After that, he wants to move to France to study at the Paris Conservatory to further pursue his career as a performer. As a backup plan, Giles is also considering attending Eastman University or Indiana University.

Graduate school is typical for many students who come out of

the music department at Southern Miss, said the director of the School of Music, Micheal Miles.

Miles said through the University Priorities Committee process, he learned how well the program prepared students for graduate school and their future careers.

“I really came to admire our faculty and past faculty in what they have accomplished in terms of preparing the students for their future,” Miles said.

Steve Wiest, a 1980 alumnus of the USM music program, looks back fondly on his time at USM. Wiest, a trombonist, now works as the director of “The One O’Clock” Jazz Lab at the University of North Texas.

“Without the mentoring and guidance of the many great teachers at Southern, most importantly Raoul Jerome in jazz, I would never have made it at all,” Wiest said.

Wiest said the music program here, at least in jazz, gives students a good basis to further their studies and skill.

Wiest said, “The great jazz studies program, now very ably led by the wonderful Larry Pannella, gives young students of jazz the foundation that they need to succeed.”

Miles added that the 40-50 music education majors who graduate annually have a 100% placement rate.

“When you come out of a music degree, you’re expected to

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Southern Miss senior Sara Rodriguez plays violin during the USM Symphony Orchestra’s rehearsals for “Celebrations” Wednesday, Sept. 22.

have a wide range of skill sets and knowledge sets,” Miles said.

“We have to have the skills to not only play our instrument, but we have to be able to sing accurately, and we have to be able to play the piano.”

Beyond the core curriculum that students are required to take at the university, as well as theory courses, learning the piano, singing and learning the history of western music since the Roman times, students are required to participate in ensembles.

These ensembles are where “students learn to be musicians,” Miles said. They meet at various hours throughout the week. The department’s ensembles include the orchestra, chamber groups and even the Pride of Mississippi Marching Band.

“You put it all together, and the music major is booked up probably 12-14 hours per day,” Miles said.

Recitals are required of music performance majors and give students a chance to showcase their skills onstage. These

performances are graded by a panel of judges and are another requirement the students have to satisfy before they graduate.

Although it is not perfect, Miles said he feels like the university’s approach to the music program is solid.

“I feel like the university values the School of Music,” Miles said.

“I feel like our community values the School of Music. I feel like the university is doing as much as it can possibly can to support us and give us the resources we need to do our job properly.”

Notable USM Music Graduates

Steve Wiest - Now teaching jazz composition and jazz trombone at the University of North Texas.

Tom “Bones” Malone - Member of The Blues Brothers band and a member of the CBS Orchestra, the house band for the Late Show with David Letterman.

Craig Wiseman -American country music songwriter. He has had his songs recorded

by Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes and several other acts.

Ben Peters - Named one of the most successful Nashville tunesmiths of the countrypop era, winning the Grammy for Best Country Song with 1972’s “Kiss an Angel Goodbye.”

Carroll Freeman - Member of Knoxville Opera Hall of Fame, honored by the National Federation of Music Clubs with a Presidential Citation. Recently named Classical Singer magazine’s “2010 Stage Director of the Year.”

Jay Dean - Music director and conductor of the Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra since 1988.

Maryann Kyle - Appeared in many operas as a solo lyric soprano. Associate professor of voice at the University of Southern Mississippi.

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Centennial art show features alumni work Sarah Rogers Printz Writer The Department of Art and Design is hosting the 100 Alumni exhibition at the Museum of Art in the Fine Arts Building.

The exhibit features 100 alumni’s art pieces in the show.

The director of the art museum, Jan Siesling, said the idea for the exhibit came to him about a year ago when he was talking to an alumnus, Alehandro Wooten. Wooten asked Siesling what the art department was doing for the centennial year. Siesling said he thought to himself, “I can’t not take advantage of this opportunity. Here is an opportunity to get all of these people back together, and it will never come back.”

Siesling sent out 1000 invitations inviting USM alumni to submit their artwork. The alumni had to graduate from Southern Miss with an art degree. He also requested that they be from the class of 2005 or earlier, and they had to be a practicing artist with recent art to submit. Each artist submitted three pieces, and one was selected for the exhibit. Nearly 100 pieces of artwork now hang on the walls of the art museum, one piece from every year of USM’s history.

The participating artists include painters, graphic designers, sculptors and ceramists.

“The visual artists – they are constantly making things that they learned from here,” Siesling said. The alumni are coming from everywhere to see this show take place.

“They want to be here,” Siesling said. “They tell me in emails and on the phone how happy they are to come back to the university they haven’t seen, sometimes, for dozens of years.”

The Museum of Art has already had one show earlier this year to celebrate the university’s birthday. A solo show by a retired USM professor, William Baggett, was presented in Septemeber.

The centennial show, however, will revolve around 100 people.

A reception will be held on Friday at 5:00 p.m. for the ex-

hibit. A few of the artists will make speeches, and a concert will follow. Alumnus Richard Waters will be playing his musical instrument, the Waterphone, which is an instrument that makes music with the help of water.

Waters, who has played both nationally and internationally, will play for the first time in Hattiesburg at the reception.

This experience is not just for the alumni of Southern Miss or for the art students but for all of the students at USM. The alumni

want to experience the art with the students.

Robert Smith, a 1965 graduate who will have art in the show, said, “We alums have great experiences to express to art students who are wondering what they will expect from life after USM.” “All of our work has to do with different dimensions,” Wooten said. “The work deals with multi-dimensional thinking.”

The Centennial Alumni Exhibition will be taking place from Oct. 21 through Nov. 20.

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Jan Siesling, Director of the Museum of Art, levels a portrait to set up and prepare for the Centennial Alumni Exhibition that opens today in Marsh Hall. A reception will be held Saturday, October 23 at 5 p.m.

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Pillowman: ‘edgy, controversial, realistic’ Southern Miss.

“It is a little more in your face, and there is a lot to think about,” Kent said.

Printz Writer “It’s a really good piece of theater, and the show will be surprising,” Southern Miss Theatre De- said professor Sean Boyd, who is a partment will present The Pil- fifth year acting and movement inlowman on Thursday, Oct. 21 at structor in the theater department.

7:30 p.m. in Gil“The students bert F. Hartwig that are involved Theatre.

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Pillowman hard. This is a difThursday Oct. 21 is nothing to ficult piece conFriday Oct. 22 sleep on, and sidering that it Saturday Oct. 23 it is definitely has murders in it.” contemporary.

Boyd also parThe Pillowticipates as part Wednesday Oct. 27 man which was of the cast for Thursday Oct. 28 written by MarThe Pillowman.

Friday Oct. 29 tin McDonagh Cast member is solely based Stephen Cefalu, a on a fiction writer who is living senior BFA acting major from Lain a police state and is interrogat- combe, La., is anxious to deveop ed about the gruesome content of the deeper meaning of the show. his short stories and their simi“The play is about art for art’s larities to a number of bizarre sake,” Cefalu said. “Where does child murders occurring in the the responsibility lie when sometown. one misinterprets it: the artist or T.J. Kent, a third year MFA the guardian?” graduate student from Knoxville, Although the theater departTenn., is the director. Kent has ment has presented many shows, always been interested in direct- The Pillowman is set apart in nuing, and he has directed a few merous ways. shows including Macbeth which “It is very easy to watch the harshwas performed in the spring at ness on T.V. but what theater is chal-

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MFA performance students Terry Jordan, Sean Scrutchins, and assistant professor Sean Boyd rehearse a scene from The Pillowman, by Martin McDonagh. The play opens on Thursday. The Pillowman contains strong language and violent content for mature audiences only. Tickets are $8 for adults, and $6 for students.

lenging is where a person has to actually act it out, and it’s truly powerful,” Boyd said. “It ticks because it’s accessible and contemporary.”

“This play is more edgy, controversial and realistic than any

other play that I have ever been in, and I look forward to the turnout.” Cefalu said.

The show will be performed Oct. 21, 22, 23, 27, 28 and 29 beginning at 7:30 p.m. General admission is $8

for the public and $6 for students, and it is suggested that viewing is for mature audiences only.

“There is a lot of violence in this play, and it creates a need to make the audience think,” Kent said.

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Football

Eagles use bye to heal injuries

Volleyball

Cade Morrow Printz Writer A bye this week couldn’t have come fast enough for the Southern Miss football team. Offensive and defensive starters on the team have been bitten by the injury bug throughout the year. The time off will give the Eagles a chance to get healthy before they return to conference action.

“We are not calling it a bye week; it is a get healthy week,” Fedora said in his Monday press conference.

CJ Bailey and Desmond Johnson went down with injuries in the game against Memphis last Saturday. Coach Fedora spoke on those two players on Monday.

“We should know more today at practice on the two guys who went down in the game, C.J. (Bailey) and Desmond (Johnson), but I do not think that either one of those will be a critical situation or anything. We anticipate getting a lot of guys back this week, which is a blessing,” Fedora said.

At wide receiver, Quentin Pierce continues to battle injuries. Pierce didn’t make the trip to Memphis, and it is unsure if he will be available for the UAB game in two weeks.

“The doctors did not clear Quentin (Pierce) to play this week,” Fedora said. “I did not have a choice in the matter. He was not cleared to play so he did not even make the trip to Memphis.”

The offensive line will have two players in question for the game in two weeks. Joe Duhon has battled injuries since the Prairie View A&M game.

“I am anticipating that Joe (Duhon) will come back this week from what I have been told, and we need to get him back,” Fedora said.

Austin Quattrochi has been filling the spots left open by the injuries, but now his status is uncertain for the next match.

“On (Austin) Quattrochi, I have not heard anything, but again until practice today (when I will see how he is) we probably will not know anything else,” Fedora said.

Fedora has been impressed with the way that his team has responded in the face of all this adversity with the injuries.

“This season so far has been a true team effort because we have had so many injuries,” Fedora said. “(The injuries) have depleted our special teams, not to mention the guys who have gotten hurt on both offense and defense. There are guys who are playing that did not anticipate getting a lot of playing time going into the year. So you have got to commend the coaches for having those guys prepared and ready to play. Then you have to commend those kids who have prepared themselves, even though they are backups and stepped up and made plays this season in the situations that we have needed.”

Golden Eagle kicker receives mid-season honor

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(Top) Southern Miss middle blocker prepares to block Tulane opposite hitter Cori Martone’s return during their game on Wednesday. (Bottom) Southern Miss’ Lauren Sears attempts a kill while Tulane’s Cori Martone (25) and Azarri Badawi (7) attempt a block. The Eagles ended up defeating Tulane 3-1 (25-17) (23-25) (25-19) (25-14).Southern Miss move up to 4-5 in C-USA standings and 11-9 overall. The Golden Eagles take on Marshall this Friday at 7:00 p.m. in Reed Green Coliseum.

Southern Miss Box Score

Soccer vs. SMU

Day: Date: Location: Time:

SMU’s Last 5 Games

10/3 at Marshall 10/8 v.s. UTEP 10/10 v.s. Colo. College 10/15 v.s. UAB 10/17 v.s. Memphis

W, 2-0 W, 1-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-1 L, 3-0

Friday Oct. 22 USM Socer Complex 4:00 p.m.

C-USA Standings

Houston Memphis UCF Rice SMU Colo. College

W-L-T 6-1-1 5-1-2 5-1-2 5-1-2 5-3-0 3-4-1

East Carolina UTEP UAB Tulsa Marshall Southern Miss.

Southern Miss Sports: Upcoming Games 10/23 2:00 p.m. Baseball v.s. William Carey Pete Taylor Park

Soccer:

10/22 7:00 p.m. Volleyball v.s. Marshall Reed Green Coliseum

10/24 1:00 p.m. Volleyball v.s. Houston Reed Green Coliseum

Volleyball:

10/22 All Day Men’s Tennis Southern Regional Championship Tuscaloosa, Ala.

10/24 1:00 p.m. Soccer v.s. Tulsa USM Soccer Complex

10/2 at Memphis W, 41-19

3-4-1 3-5-0 2-4-2 2-5-1 2-5-1 0-7-1

E a r lier this season, H r a p mann established a school singlegame reHrapmann cord with five field goals against East Carolina and last week at Memphis he saw a streak of 17-straight field goals made snapped, which was the longest in school history.

10/22 4:00 p.m. Soccer v.s. SMU USM Soccer Complex

Football:

W-L-T

Southern Miss placekicker Danny Hrapmann received a mid-season honor by Phil Steele Magazine, Wednesday, by being picked third-team All-America by the publication. Hrapmann, a junior from New Orleans, La., converted 16-of-17 field goals over the first seven games this season and currently holds a No. 1 nationally in the Football Bowl Subdivision in field goals per game at 2.29 after last week’s contests, as well as being tied for 10th in scoring at 10.29 points per contest.

10/15 at UTEP L, 2-0 10/17 at Colo. College L, 2-0

10/15 v.s. UCF W, 3-2 10/17 v.s. UTEP W, 3-0 10/20 v.s. Tulane W 3-1