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Rutgers can write successful second act to '09 season

Brian Bennett, Big East

...team broke through and won its first league title. "We had eight guys go to the National Football League, six guys on active rosters," Schiano told reporters this week. "We're not quite at the...

Blog | November 12, 2009

Wannstedt, Weis now going in opposite directions

Brian Bennett, Big East

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett There's little room for patience in college football, where coaches and programs are declared to be booms or busts from week to week. But sometimes...

Blog | November 10, 2009

Big East mailbag: Cincinnati quarterbacks and more

Brian Bennett, Big East

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett Nick from Charleston, S.C., writes: First off, I wish to thank you for your unbiased coverage of the Big East, a...

Blog | November 03, 2009

Friday Big East mailbag: Game of the year aftermath

Brian Bennett, Big East

...your emails: Dimitri from Cincinnati: After last night's game, I gotta say, UC is the best football team in the nation. Now I know that's a huge statement, but hear me out, and...

Blog | October 16, 2009

Tuesday Big East mailbag

Brian Bennett, Big East

...remember that this is still a new program located in Storrs, Conn., not exactly the hotbed of football recruiting in America. Edsall's strength has been taking guys under the radar and developing them into...

Blog | October 13, 2009

UConn running tradition alive and well with Dixon, Todman

Brian Bennett, Big East

...It's something we take a lot of pride in," head coach Randy Edsall said. "Running the football is a very, very important part of being a physical, tough-minded football team." Brown never really...

Blog | October 07, 2009

Coaches defend Big East

Brian Bennett, Big East

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett Today brought this season's first Big East coaches' teleconference, and one of the hot topics was the league's f...

Blog | August 31, 2009

My favorite Big East stadiums

Brian Bennett, Big East

...tailgaters before the game and filled with dedicated fans during the action. It just feels like college football here. 2. Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati: There is no place quite like Nippert in major-conference college football...

Blog | July 16, 2009

Casullo returns to roots as Orange's second banana

Brian Bennett, Big East

...Syracuse and Albany. After playing at Division III Brockport, he moved to Syracuse to coach high school football, eventually landing an assistant coach's job with the Orange in 1985. Marrone was a starting...

Blog | July 13, 2009

Friday mailbag

Brian Bennett, Big East

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett Pete B from Somerset County, N.J., writes: I'd like to get some more information on your (recent) post reg...

Blog | July 10, 2009

Big East mailbag: Top 30 reaction, Part I

Brian Bennett, Big East

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett As expected, there was lots of reaction to my Top 30 Big East players list, and as promised, I'm going to g...

Blog | May 27, 2009

Beach time helps shape Cincinnati workout warriors

Brian Bennett, Big East

...39;t you think that's a better test of strength than a bench press?" Football players don't just pound the iron in sweaty gyms anymore. Strength and conditioning coaches continue...

Blog | May 18, 2009

Friday mailbag: Rutgers' big draft

Brian Bennett, Big East

...to you and ESPN for having a year-round forum to read and interact about Big East football. I appreciate it. Now, onto my question: I'm a Rutgers season ticketholder for years, and...

Blog | May 01, 2009

Friday mailbag

Brian Bennett, Big East

...on my list. Jon from New Jersey writes: Brian, I disagree with your contention that "Rutgers football was a wasteland for decades" before Greg Schiano took over. They may not have had a...

Blog | April 24, 2009

Updated Big East coaching change scorecard

Brian Bennett, Big East

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett Barring any last-minute surprises, the Big East assistant coaching carousel is almost over. The only remaining ...

Blog | March 16, 2009