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Running-back curse? It sure didn't look like it for Iowa, which barely avoided getting upset by Northern Illinois thanks to a play from tailback Damon Bullock. Starting mostly because so many other players at the position have left, Bullock ran 30...

The chat returns tomorrow! Cincinnati coach Butch Jones likes the buzz around his team. Tough news for UConn: projecting starting defensive tackle Shamar Stephen has a sprained knee, though coach Paul Pasqualoni does not expect him out for a lo...

Time to move on in our preseason countdown of the top 25 players in the Big East. If you need a quick refresher, I am projecting the best of the best in the league for this upcoming season, and I am including freshmen and transfers as well. No....

Happy Friday, everyone! Eric in Wyoming, Ohio, writes: AA- Are we ever going to have a Big East chat again? After Media Day I had a ton of stuff I wanted to throw out there. Camps are opening... and no chat... help I'm getting withdrawals! Go Bear...

Ready for some football. Cincinnati coach Butch Jones reiterates that the starting quarterback job isn't Munchie Legaux's just yet. UConn opens camp today. Louisville comes in at No. 35 in the Pre-Snap Read countdown. Five questions for the C...

As Big East teams begin practicing again, I will have a quick preview of each team to get you caught up on the basics. We begin with ... School: UConn. Start date: Today. Predicted finish at media day: Sixth. Biggest storyline: What does ...

Junior-college transfer Chandler Whitmer will open fall camp as the No. 1 quarterback on the depth chart, coach Paul Pasqualoni revealed Thursday. Whitmer seemed to move ahead in the race to become the starting quarterback in the spring, particula...

Two Big East players were named Thursday to the watch list for the Paul Hornung Award, given annually to the most versatile player in major college football. They are: Matt Brown, Temple Adrian Bushell, Louisville One player I will be wat...

UConn linebacker Graham Stewart is out for the season with torn pectoral muscle. Stewart got hurt during a workout July 23 and underwent surgery July 27. Stewart transferred to UConn from Florida, where he played as a true freshman in 2011. For...

Syracuse coach Doug Marrone has now joined the Twitter-verse. Facebook, too! The school announced Wednesday that the head coach has decided to join in on the social media fun with the creation of two new accounts. Marrone will provide fans exclusi...

Here are a few more Big East notes from media day, courtesy of associate commissioner Nick Carparelli. 1. I have gotten a lot of questions about how the Big East intends to distribute all the money that it will receive from outgoing programs West ...

Traded in rainy Newport for rainy Orlando. Cincinnati will benefit from money coming into the Big East from Pitt, Syracuse. The Big East is closing in on a commissioner. Who could it be? Desmond Conner of The Hartford Courant with good notes,...

NEWPORT, R.I. -- The preseason hype is growing some more for Louisville. The Cardinals are the overwhelming favorite to win the Big East in the preseason media poll, released Tuesday before the start of media day. Louisville received 24 of 28 firs...

En route to Newport, R.I. Stop guessing over-under on number of lobsters I can eat. I don't eat lobster! Cincinnati will have to rely on Munchie Legaux to continue its quarterback legacy. UConn defensive end Trevardo Williams wants 16 sacks thi...

A final look into the mailbag before I pack up my bags and head to Rhode Island. Brian Borowski in Albany, N.Y., writes: If USF implodes yet again in Big East play, will Skip Holtz be on the hot seat? Andrea Adelson: I would have a hard time pu...

So last week, I asked you to vote in my highly unscientific weekly poll. The question: Who will be the Big East Defensive Player of the Year? Unfortunately, there were technical difficulties with the poll and none of the votes registered. I hav...