 Before major conference realignment in the early 2010s, USF had many competitive games with Louisville (5–6 overall record) and West Virginia (3–4 overall record; 3–3 when opponent ranked in Top 25).USF also began a 6-year Thanksgiving weekend series in 2008 with Miami, with the last four games (2010–2013) being televised by one of the ESPN networks.West Virginia left the Big East conference before the 2012 season to join the Big 12, while Louisville left the American Athletic Conference after the 2013 season for the ACC.