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3 ... 2 ... 1. Almost there. No. 3 Ryan Nassib, QB, Syracuse Making the case: Nassib had one of the best seasons in Syracuse history, setting single-season records for passing yards (3,749), touchdown passes (26), completions (284), passing yar...

Let's move on in our countdown of the top 25 players in the Big East in 2012. No. 7 Alec Lemon, WR, Syracuse. Making the case: Lemon was the best receiver in the Big East this season without question -- the only player to reach 1,000 yards in 2...

The NFL combine list is out, and a whopping 333 players have been invited. There are 24 representatives from the Big East this year, including a school-record six from Rutgers. Every Big East school is represented. That is the most of any Big E...

It is always fun to take a look back at the best players in the Big East to see where they ranked as recruits. Bottom line: star-ratings are fun fodder for Signing Day but often times do not translate into on-field success. Just take a look at the...

Time to grade Syracuse. OFFENSE: If I had surveyed fans before the season started, how many would have guessed Syracuse would end up with one of the best offenses not in the Big East, but in the entire country? It certainly did not appear that wou...

The Big East has a strong contingent at the Senior Bowl this week, one that got even stronger with the history-making inclusion of Syracuse offensive tackle Justin Pugh. He and Alabama lineman D.J. Fluker are the first non-seniors to compete in Se...

Not much doing around the Big East football world today. Is it not football season anymore?! ESPN Recruiting Nation has a weekly commitment roundup. Search for Big East to check out league teams. Rutgers offensive coordinator Dave Brock is expe...

The calendar reads 2013, but it is time to take a quick look back at the best moments of the 2012 season. Best moment, period: Louisville 33, Florida 23, Allstate Sugar Bowl. OK this game was technically played in 2013, but it still counts as the ...

West Virginia (7-5, 4-5 Big 12) versus Syracuse (7-5, 5-2 Big East): WHO TO WATCH: Stedman Bailey. Hard to pick just one of the West Virginia trio on offense that has shattered just about every school record. Geno Smith and Tavon Austin are just a...

The folks over at ESPN Stats & Information do an incredible job digging deeper to unearth very cool and interesting news and notes every week during the season. Bowl season is no different. With that, I present to you some of the notes they...

Let's take a glance into the mailbag before we celebrate the holiday. Chris Snow in Portland, Ind., writes: Would it be smart if the Big East continues down the path of where they are going, which is obscurity, that USF do what BYU did? Leave the ...

The time has finally come to announce our picks for the ESPN.com All-Big East team. You will see that only a few selections differ from the coaches'; they made their first- and second-team selections last week. Among the notable differences: I hav...

Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was selected Big East Offensive Player of the Year, while Rutgers linebacker Khaseem Greene repeated as Big East Defensive Player of the Year in awards announced Thursday. In other awards: Louisville coach ...

We have seen Syracuse win various ways this season. The Orange turned to their running game to do the damage against Temple on Friday afternoon. Syracuse overcame a sluggish start to pull away in the second half for a 38-20 win in the final Big Ea...

Because of Thanksgiving, we are moving our usual Thursday coverage up one day. So you get your picks early. I got cute last week with my picks, and it backfired on me as I went 2-2. Tuna did, too, missing Syracuse and Rutgers. AA season record:...

Here are the Big East players of the week, as announced by the league office. Offense: Montel Harris, RB, Temple. Harris turned in one of the top individual performances in college football history to key Temple's 63-32 win at Army. He rushed for ...