Editing Conference USA (section)

===2014–2021===
The board of trustees in the University of Alabama system (of which UAB is a member) voted to shut down that football program on December 2, 2014, in a highly controversial move that many have attributed to a pro-Tuscaloosa bias (including trustees such as [[Paul Bryant Jr.]], son and namesake of [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama football]] coaching legend [[Bear Bryant]]). According to Conference USA bylaws, member schools must sponsor football. In January 2015, UAB announced an independent re-evaluation of the program and the finances involved, leaving open a possible resumption of the program as early as the 2016 season. On January 29, 2015, the conference announced that there was no time pressure in making a decision regarding UAB's future membership. The conference also stated that it would wait for the new study results before any further discussions on the subject.<ref name="ESPN">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11967626/uab-blazers-shut-football-program|title=UAB eliminating football for 'greater good'|date=December 2, 2014}}</ref> On June 1, UAB announced that it would reinstate football effective with the 2016 season, presumably keeping the school in CUSA for the immediate future.<ref name="Return of UAB football">{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/12991674/uab-blazers-football-return |title=UAB reinstates football for 2016 |first=Alex |last=Scarborough |work=ESPN.com |date=June 1, 2015 |access-date=June 1, 2015}}</ref> The return of football was later pushed back to 2017<ref name="UAB football in 2017"/> with their first game in September.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/400938597 UAB rolls FCS Alabama A&M in first game since 2014 season] [[ESPN]] ([[Associated Press]])</ref> The Blazers won the 2018 conference championship their second year back and won the CUSA title again in 2020.

Commissioner Britton Banowsky stepped down on September 15, 2015, to become the head of the [[College Football Playoff]] Foundation. Executive associate commissioner and chief operating officer [[Judy MacLeod]] was subsequently named interim commissioner. On October 26 MacLeod was named the conference's third official commissioner, also becoming the first woman to head an [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|FBS]] conference.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/c-usas-macleod-1st-female-commissioner-fbs-league-174520340--ncaaf.html;_ylt=A0LEViq3izZWvMAATQQnnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTByMjB0aG5zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--|title=C-USA's MacLeod is 1st female commissioner of FBS league|publisher=AP-sports|date=October 26, 2015|access-date=November 1, 2015}}</ref>

[[Marshall University]]'s [[Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer|men's soccer program]] captured the league's first team national championship with its 1–0 overtime win over Indiana in the [[2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship Game|2020 College Cup]], held in May 2021 due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19]] issues, in [[Cary, North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://conferenceusa.com/news/2021/5/17/mens-soccer-msoc-national-champions-marshall-beats-indiana-1-0-in-ot-for-college-cup-title.aspx |title=National Champions! Marshall Beats Indiana 1–0 In OT For College Cup Title |publisher=Conference USA |date=May 17, 2021 |accessdate=May 29, 2021}}</ref>