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BIG EAST FOOTBALL COACHING CHANGES
Leavitt firing garners national headlines By Raphielle Johnson On the surface three coaching changes within a conference wouldn’t be a huge deal. But when taking into consideration that only eight schools play football in the Big East this qualifies as an off-season of significant turnover. The most surprising move came on Friday with South Florida firing head coach Jim Leavitt, the lone coach in... [Read more]
UCONN TAKES PAPAJOHN’S.COM BOWL WIN
By Raphielle Johnson Going into the Papajohns.com Bowl the Connecticut defense was a concern due to their struggles in both tackling and execution. Having failed to hold an FBS opponent to fewer than 21 points since a 12-10 loss to North Carolina, the Huskies ran into the perfect tonic at Legion Field. South Carolina, who had struggled all season on the offensive line, was also dealing with the loss... [Read more]
PAPAJOHNS.COM BOWL: UCONN/SOUTH CAROLINA PREVIEW
Gamecock defense poses serious challenges to the Huskies By Raphielle Johnson Game week is finally here for the Connecticut Huskies (7-5) with preparations for the PapaJohns.com Bowl well underway. The team will arrive in Birmingham on Tuesday, with Saturday’s kickoff slated to be at 2 PM on ESPN. On the other side of the field will be the South Carolina Gamecocks, coached by one of the game’s... [Read more]
BIG EAST FOOTBALL 2009 SEASON AWARDS
Big East Honors Announced with Panthers and Bearcats splitting major awards By Raphielle Johnson The Big East Conference announced its 2009 football awards on Wednesday afternoon and there were few surprises with the results. Brian Kelly, who in some circles is rumored to be headed to Notre Dame, was named the Big East Coach of the Year for the third consecutive season. Kelly’s Cincinnati Bearcats... [Read more]
BIG EAST MONDAY MORNING QB: FINAL WEEK
by MICHAEL PINA Some 940 miles away from the heart of Bearcat country, a 46-yard field goal by Texas’s Hunter Lawrence ended the possibility of a Cincinnati national championship berth. An incredible effort by Mardy Gilyard and the rest of Cincinnati’s undefeated team in a comeback win over Pittsburgh had hopes extremely high heading into Saturday night, but with Texas’s unimpressive 13-12 victory... [Read more]
‘BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP’ GAME AN EPIC BATTLE
by RAY MERNAGH 2001 was the year Heinz Field opened, rising from the ashes along the banks of the Ohio River. It was such an occurrence that lame-brains in some PR capacity convinced the city’s leaders to try and change the name of the area from the North Side to the North Shore. Forever leaving first-time visitors to wonder: Where’s the beach? Note to new residents/visitors: don’t... [Read more]
SOUTH FLORIDA – UCONN FOOTBALL PREVIEW
Which Bulls step onto the field Saturday in season finale vs UConn? By Raphielle Johnson One of the biggest enigmas in the Big East, both this season and in years past, has been the USF Bulls. When fully motivated and focused on the task at hand Jim Leavitt’s team can beat anyone. But on days when they show up flat they can lose to anyone, and sometimes the results can be downright embarrassing.... [Read more]
A LOOK AT THE FINAL WEEKEND OF BIG EAST FOOTBALL
Bearcats and Panthers square off for Big East title in River City Showdown By Raphielle Johnson While there are three conference games on the schedule for the final Saturday of the regular season there’s only one that matters nationally. #5 Cincinnati (11-0, 6-0) takes its high-powered offense on the road to take on a Pittsburgh team (9-2, 5-1) coming off of a loss to bitter rival West Virginia.... [Read more]
BIG EAST MONDAY MORNING QB: LOOKING BACK AT WEEK #13
by MICHAEL PINA Thanksgiving is officially behind us and Bowl Season is rapidly approaching. The Big East still has a national title contender that seems to dominate its opponents no matter who’s at quarterback and thanks to Notre Dame’s loss at Stanford on Saturday, the Gator Bowl will officially include a Big East team. The Big East now has six bowl eligible teams (sorry Syracuse and Louisville)... [Read more]
CONNECTICUT – SYRACUSE FOOTBALL PREVIEW
Orange boast solid defense to challenge Huskies By Raphielle Johnson While the football series between Connecticut and Syracuse isn’t on the level of the basketball version in terms of vitriol there are still things to be gained in Saturday’s meeting (Noon on the Big East Network). The Huskies are looking for one more win to become bowl eligible (two wins would essentially guarantee them a bid)... [Read more]
