Which team has the toughest Big East slate?

...against rival Pitt and Seton Hall. Georgetown's two other repeat games are Syracuse and Rutgers. Upstart Cincinnati, which fancies itself a Big East title contender after landing No. 12 (ESPNU top 100) recruit Lance...

Friday mailbag (a day early)

...s just look at last year, for example. Cincinnati had a relatively experienced offensive line but played most of the season with previously untested quarterbacks. The Bearcats, of course, won the Big East. Rutgers came...

Cincinnati lands a quarterback

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett Cincinnati has gotten a commitment from local quarterback Luke Massa, who chose the Bearcats over Wisconsin, according to the Cincinati Enquirer. Massa played at...

Lance Stevenson Headlines The New Issue

Brandon Hancock talks about G Lance Stevenson choosing Cincinnati, Curtis Beach breaks decathlon record, Marquis Goodwin impact player in track and football

Big East games of the week selected

...this year's game of the week syndication package. The series starts Sept. 26 with the Cincinnati-Fresno State game and will run for 10 consecutive weeks, concluding Nov. 28 with Syracuse vs. Connecticut...

Cincinnati joins UK, Arizona as recruiting winners

...the one with the most NBA-level talent. Cincinnati grabbed the headlines for taking Lance Stephenson, the...Yancy Gates and point Cashmere Wright means the Bearcats picked up a season-changing recruit (to go...

UConn gets first commitment for 2010

...39;s the number of known commitments for each Big East school, according to Scouts Inc. • Cincinnati: 12 • West Virginia: 11 • Pittsburgh: 10 • Louisville: 5 • Syracuse: 6 (Though the Syracuse...

Highly touted recruit Stephenson picks Cincy

Lance Stephenson, a 6-foot-6 forward and a 2009 McDonald's High School All-American, has signed a financial aid agreement with the Bearcats and will join the team for the 2009-10 season.

Cupboard not bare for Memphis in C-USA

Memphis didn't make my Top 25 after the NBA draft's early-entry withdrawal deadline. I had Tulsa representing Conference USA at No. 21. Should Mem...

O'Neill to keep USC staff intact

The only difference you'll see at USC as far as the coaching staff is concerned is Kevin O'Neill standing where Tim Floyd used to in front of the benc...

Virginia Tech ushering in new talent at linebacker

...for himself in the bowl game when he stopped Cincinnati quarterback Tony Pike on fourth and goal from the 1-yard line and ended the Bearcats last chance at a comeback. "Barquell, he knows...

...32 of the Virginia Tech Hokies runs the ball during the FedEx Orange Bowl against the Cincinnati Bearcats at Dolphin Stadium on January 1, 2009 in Miami, Florida

Louisville tops Big East in Directors' Cup standings

...spots ahead of the nearest Big East competitor, West Virginia. Despite winning the Big East football crown, Cincinnati had the lowest score among league teams, ranking 129th nationally. Here are the final standings for each...

Friday mailbag

...of all, the Hokies return 15 starters off their ACC and Orange Bowl championship team that dusted Cincinnati in Miami. And Frank Beamer has rarely had a high-powered passing game; his teams usually rely...

Big East lunchtime links

...Myerberg predicts a 6-6 season for the Huskies. • The Sporting News' Matt Hayes ranks Cincinnati's nonconference schedule as the toughest in the Big East. • Syracuse picked up a commitment...