Big East better watch out for Big Ten expansion
Brian Bennett, Big East...would be appealing. And we've seen this story play out as recently as 2005 when Boston College and Virginia Tech joined Miami in jumping ship to the ACC. Big East officials admitted they...
Blog | December 16, 2009Notre Dame has been good for Big East football
Brian Bennett, Big East...five years. Think about it. Before the 2005 season, the league faced an uncertain future. Miami, Boston College and Virginia Tech had bolted for the ACC. Louisville, South Florida and Cincinnati joined, but no...
Blog | December 04, 2009Best Case/Worst Case: Cincinnati
Brian Bennett, Big East...Nick Saban and the Bearcats topple Alabama for the biggest win in school history. Notre Dame, Boston College and several other schools come after Kelly in the offseason, but he signs a lifetime contract...
Blog | August 28, 2009Best Case/Worst Case: Connecticut
Brian Bennett, Big East...on Randy Edsall as he leads his team to the Orange Bowl against surprise ACC champion Boston College. Naturally, Connecticut has the entire Big East in its corner as it trounces the Eagles. Worst...
Blog | August 27, 2009Stars aligned for Clausen to succeed
Brian Bennett, ESPN.comJimmy Clausen went to Notre Dame with high expectations. This year, he might fulfill them.
Story | Conversation | August 19, 2009Big East villains: Your turn
Brian Bennett, Big East...Ohio, writes: I live in Ohio but grew up in West Virginia and think you overlooked Boston College, Miami and Virginia Tech on your rivalry list for the entire Big East. What they tried...
Blog | August 18, 2009Villains in the Big East
Brian Bennett, Big East...East title. All of the losses have come by at least 12 points. All-time villain: Boston College. Not only is UConn 0-10-2 in history against its neighbor to the north, but...
Blog | August 17, 2009Big East mailbag: Expansion madness!
Brian Bennett, Big East...in Newport, and there was that New York Post report about possible interest in Maryland and Boston College (since shot down by both schools), it's still a hot topic for you guys...
Blog | August 11, 2009Maryland, BC say they have no Big East interest
Brian Bennett, Big East...New York Post report that cited unnamed sources saying the Big East might approach Maryland and Boston College. Colleague Heather Dinich was on the case fast, getting responses from both ACC schools. They both...
Blog | August 06, 2009A reverse Big East/ACC raid?
Brian Bennett, Big East...exploring whether there was interest on behalf of Maryland to jump from the ACC, and for Boston College to rejoin the league. I've never really gotten behind some people's support...
Blog | August 05, 2009Syracuse backs out of series with Virginia Tech
Brian Bennett, Big East...chance to get some wins and confidence for his players. Syracuse is already scheduled to play Boston College and go to Washington in 2010. There was no need to play a team as good...
Blog | July 23, 2009Central Florida RB may transfer to Syracuse
Brian Bennett, Big East...nearby Onandaga Central High School, where he rushed for 2,194 yards as a senior. Syracuse, Boston College, UConn and Maryland also recruited him. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Murray carried 46 times...
Blog | July 22, 2009Rutgers to play ball at Yankee Stadium
Brian Bennett, Big East...that sort of thing.” Army will play Air Force at Yankee Stadium in 2012 and Boston College in 2014. That leaves open 2013, when Rutgers could possibly be back in the mix for...
Blog | July 22, 2009UConn gets first commitment for 2010
Brian Bennett, Big East...that, I'm getting moved to middle linebacker." UMass had offered a scholarship, and Boston College was showing interest. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound Smallwood got a decent grade from our...
Blog | July 01, 2009Tranghese era comes to a close
Brian Bennett, Big East...league get raided by the Atlantic Coast Conference earlier this decade, when Miami, Virginia Tech and Boston College bolted the Big East. Was he caught off guard by that raid? That's a...
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