State your case: Cincinnati
Brian Bennett, Big East...ranked teams: at Oregon State (No. 19 in BCS), at Rutgers (No. 25 in AP) Sagarin Top 50 wins: West Virginia (35), at South Florida (38), UConn (47) Others: Fresno State, Southeast Missouri State...
Blog | November 16, 2009Cincinnati looks to atone for last week's defensive mistakes
Brian Bennett, Big East...the only opponents, in fact, to stay within 10 points of the Big East juggernaut -- are Fresno State and UConn. And both employed similar philosophies: heavy doses of running between the tackles, augmented by...
Blog | November 12, 2009Pitt's Lewis is a Doak Walker semifinalist
Brian Bennett, Big East...are Donald Buckram (UTEP), Jonathan Dwyer (Georgia Tech), Toby Gerhart (Stanford), Mark Ingram (Alabama), Ryan Mathews (Fresno State), Jacquizz Rodgers (Oregon State), C.J. Spiller (Clemson), Ben Tate (Auburn) and Ryan Williams (Virginia Tech...
Blog | November 12, 2009State your case: Cincinnati
Brian Bennett, Big East...within 10 points all year, and that was in a game (a 28-20 win over Fresno State) in which Brian Kelly was trying to make do with a severely banged-up secondary. Yes...
Blog | November 09, 2009What we learned in the Big East, Week 10
Brian Bennett, Big East...and strong running game can overpower Cincinnati's defense, as Ryan Mathews first showed in the Fresno State game and Jordan Todman and the Huskies screamed on Saturday night. There's one opponent left...
Blog | November 08, 2009Cincinnati picks good week to survive a scare
Brian Bennett, Big East...0 Big East) before Saturday. Only one opponent had come within 10 points all season, and Fresno State never seriously threatened in that 28-20 decision. It looked like another easy stroll for the...
Blog | November 08, 2009Hard-luck UConn takes on hard-charging Cincinnati
Brian Bennett, Big East...adversity this year. The No. 5 Bearcats (8-0, 4-0) have only let one opponent (Fresno State) stay within single digits all season. They rank in the Top 10 nationally in 10 different...
Blog | November 05, 2009Lewis, Devine among Maxwell semifinalists
Brian Bennett, Big East...Stanford Mark Ingram, Alabama Case Keenum, Houston Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh Ryan Mathews, Fresno State Colt McCoy, Texas Kellen Moore, Boise State Christian Ponder, Florida State Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon State Jordan...
Blog | November 04, 2009Cincinnati may get Auburn-ed this year
Brian Bennett, Big East...has an average margin of victory of more than 26 points this year. Only one team, Fresno State, has come within 10 points of the Bearcats this year. Chris Livingston/Icon SMI...
Blog | November 02, 2009Binns goes from shadows to spotlight for Cincinnati
Brian Bennett, Big East...of his senior year of high school in Pasadena, Calif., Binns had no solid scholarship offers. Fresno State had pulled its initial overture. Signing day was fast approaching. So Binns took things upon himself...
Blog | October 29, 2009Keys in the South Florida-Cincinnati game
Brian Bennett, Big East...the back line of its defense. Injuries and inexperience in the secondary so worried Kelly against Fresno State that he started a converted receiver (Marcus Barnett) at corner and stayed in deep cover-two...
Blog | October 15, 2009Kelly on Young, Gilyard and more
Brian Bennett, Big East...offense's dwindling possession time. The Bearcats had the ball for fewer than 17 minutes against Fresno State and under 20 minutes against Miami (Ohio). But Kelly said he didn't mind his offense...
Blog | October 13, 2009West Virginia the spot for star running backs this week
Brian Bennett, Big East...this season. Marshall has run for 737 yards -- just four behind national leader Ryan Mathews of Fresno State -- for an average of 147.4 per game. Devine has 631 rushing yards for an average...
Blog | October 13, 2009Running game a hidden weapon for Cincinnati
Brian Bennett, Big East...possession time at Miami, a week after having the ball for just over 16 minutes against Fresno State. "I guess one way [to improve that] would be to slow down our scoring drives," Kelly...
Blog | October 06, 2009Friday Big East mailbag
Brian Bennett, Big EastPosted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett It doesn't really feel like a Friday, with a West Virginia game last night and a Big East matchup tonight. But m...
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