CINCINNATI - NOVEMBER 07: Mardy Gilyard #1 of the Cincinnati Bearcats runs with the ball against the Connecticut Huskies during the Big East Conference game at Nippert...

...49-14. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) CINCINNATI - NOVEMBER 07: Zach Collaros #12 of the Cincinnati Bearcats runs for a touchdown against the Connecticut Huskies during the Big East Conference game at Nippert...

Speed Games: Connecticut Vs. Cincinnati

Zach Collaros threw for 480 yards and showed beyond-his-years composure on the clinching drive of a wild 47-45 victory over Connecticut.

Think things are figured out? Not so much

Not So Fast By Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com The weekend started with everyone wondering whether Oregon should be ranked ahead of Boise State, which beat t...

Collaros accounts for 3 TDs to help No. 5 Cincy survive UConn

Zach Collaros threw for 480 yards and a touchdown Saturday night, ran for two more scores and led a clinching touchdown drive in the closing minutes of a wild 47-45 victory over Connecticut that let Cincinnati match the best start in its history.

CINCINNATI - NOVEMBER 07: Marcus Easley #29 of the Connecticut Huskies runs with the ball against the Cincinnati Bearcats during the Big East Conference game at Nippert Stadium on November 7, 2009 in Cincinnati, Ohio...

CINCINNATI - NOVEMBER 07: Zach Collaros #12 of the Cincinnati Bearcats runs for a touchdown against the Connecticut Huskies during the Big East Conference game at Nippert...

FBO: Surprise, supreme or sham?

FBO looks beyond the powerhouses that have outperformed the polls, and finds four teams that have outperformed the metrics.

Story | Conversation | September 23, 2009

Time to make some picks

I had a shaky opening week going against the line; I went one under .500, 8-9 in games on the board. The good: picking Oklahoma State to handle Georgi...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 10, 2009

Ninth Annual Herbie Awards

The Herbie Awards celebrate the best players, fans and more in college football. See who picked up some hardware this year.

Power flows horizontally in Big East

Welcome to the Big East. It's a land of equality where six teams are legitimate contenders for the title.

Big East bowl predictions

...a wild postseason scramble. Anyway, here are my postseason predictions for each team, in alphabetical order: Cincinnati Bearcats Bowl bound?: Count on it. Best case: The magic continues for Brian Kelly, who has led...

New coaches, QB battles highlight Big East spring

...39;ve got all the story lines covered here in our team-by-team spring primer: Cincinnati Bearcats Spring practice starts: March 31 Spring game: April 25 What to watch: • Defense, defense, defense...

ESPN The Magazine previews: Big East

ESPN The Magazine's August 24 issue contains previews of every conference in college football. This is the Big East preview.

Story | Conversation | August 12, 2009

Oct 25, 2008; East Hartford, CT, USA; Cincinnati Bearcats wide receiver D.J. Woods (3) runs the ball in the second quarter against the Connecticut...