38 Results for combine

Best case/Worst case rewind: Rutgers

Brian Bennett, Big East

...behind the league's best offensive line. The running game, led by Joe Martinek and Jourdan Brooks, combine to form a solid 1-2 punch and Tim Brown paces a better-than-expected receiving group...

Blog | December 17, 2009

An early look at All-Big East team candidates

Brian Bennett, Big East

...s a chance that UConn's Jordan Todman or Andre Dixon could slip onto the first team. Combine the two Huskies, and they've produced exactly 1,800 rushing yards. Receiver Mardy Gilyard and Tim...

Blog | November 25, 2009

Friday Q&A: Rutgers running back Joe Martinek

Brian Bennett, Big East

...I, my family, we thought maybe more would come. Originally, I wasn't going to do the combines because we thought more offers would come. But I gave it a shot, and then when the...

Blog | November 20, 2009

WVU's Williams a finalist for Wuerffel Trophy

Brian Bennett, Big East

...has been named one of 12 finalists for the Wuerffel Trophy, which honors the player who best combines "exemplary community service with outstanding academic and athletic achievement." The award is named after former Florida quarterback...

Blog | November 11, 2009

Cincy's Collaros exceeding expectations

Brian Bennett, ESPN.com

Success on the football field is nothing new for Cincinnati's fill-in quarterback Zach Collaros.

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2009

Blogger debate: Cincinnati vs. Ohio State

Brian Bennett, Big East

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg and Brian Bennett Eight FBS teams call Ohio home, but only one program has been nationally relevant for decade...

Blog | October 30, 2009

Pierre-Paul scratching surface of prodigious talent

Brian Bennett, Big East

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett South Florida defensive line coach Kevin Patrick was on a recruiting trip to see Jason Pierre-Paul last year whe...

Blog | September 30, 2009

Cincinnati again team to beat in Big East

Brian Bennett, Big East

...he's had a returning, veteran quarterback and the depth he wants at receiver and running back. Combine that with eight months to prepare for Rutgers, and the results were awe-inspiring. A lot of...

Blog | September 07, 2009

Keys to each Big East team's season

Brian Bennett, Big East

...between the tackles better in short yardage situations, and their offensive line needs to develop some nastiness. Combine that with their speed and explosiveness, and you might really have something

Blog | September 02, 2009

Best Case/Worst Case: Rutgers

Brian Bennett, Big East

...behind the league's best offensive line. The running game, led by Joe Martinek and Jourdan Brooks, combine to form a solid 1-2 punch and Tim Brown paces a better-than-expected receiving group...

Blog | August 24, 2009

Looking back at the '06 Big East recruiting classes

Brian Bennett, Big East

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett My colleague Ted Miller out in the wild, wild west of the Pac-10 had a really fun post earlier this week. He lo...

Blog | July 23, 2009

Mountaineers add to strength staff

Brian Bennett, Big East

...Penn State. Part of his duties there included getting graduating players ready to perform at the NFL combine. Schools are throwing more and more resources into their strength and conditioning programs. This move is another...

Blog | June 04, 2009

Early Week 1 look-ahead: South Florida

Brian Bennett, Big East

...spring. Wofford will give the Bulls a different look, for sure, with its wing bone offense, which combines elements of the wishbone and the Wing T. The Terriers play multiple formations on defense based out...

Blog | June 03, 2009

Beach time helps shape Cincinnati workout warriors

Brian Bennett, Big East

...last month, including defensive end Connor Barwin, who was one of the top performers at the NFL combine in several categories. He parlayed that performance into becoming a second-rounder. Barwin was barely on the...

Blog | May 18, 2009

Friday mailbag: Rutgers' big draft

Brian Bennett, Big East

...Bennett: It's really impossible to say, since the NFL judges so much on workouts and combine performances. I think Pike would have been drafted, but his inexperience and the fact he plays in...

Blog | May 01, 2009