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Earlier this morning, I wrote about Scott Vallone having the most returning starts of any player in the Big East. In this post, I wanted to expand a little bit on the top players -- by starts -- in the Big East. Here is just a small glimpse of eac...

There are football guys, and there are track guys. It takes more than just speed to be good at football, which is why some coaches will dismissively call players "track guys." But football guys sometimes give track a shot, too, like during this pa...

Rutgers has released its post-spring depth chart, with a few changes of note. No, that does not mean a resolution to the quarterback derby. Chas Dodd and Gary Nova are still competing, as expected. Here are some of the highlights on the new two-de...

Rutgers is the final team to open spring practice. Here is a quick primer on what to expect. Spring changes: What hasn't changed? Kyle Flood takes over as head coach, with only one other holdover from the previous staff -- Robb Smith takes over as...

Rutgers coach Kyle Flood held a news conference Tuesday to preview spring practice, which begins a week from today. He gave us all a little bit of news with position changes and an injury update. First, here are the players who will either be held...

Rutgers coach Greg Schiano said deciding on his starting quarterback for the New Era Pinstripe Bowl would not be an easy decision. Schiano met with local reporters to discuss the bowl game Monday and was asked whether he would start Chas Dodd or G...

Every Big East team, minus West Virginia, has now released depth charts. I already took a look at Louisville and Pitt. Here is a quick glance at the others: Cincinnati Only a few competitions remain before the opener Saturday against Austin Pe...

Hope everyone has a great weekend. Your final links of the week ... Two players from Cincinnati and one from USF made Darren Rovell's all-college football name team. Athletic director Mike Thomas reflects on his time at Cincinnati. There is hea...

All the college football watch lists have been released, so here they all are, with your Big East representatives: Bednarik Award, best defensive player Bruce Irvin, West Virginia Brandon Lindsey, Pitt Kendall Reyes, UConn Keith Tandy, West Vi...

For those who missed it, ESPN draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. is out with his early look at the top juniors and seniors at their respective positions. The Big East is represented with seven players. Let's start with the seniors: Senior running backs N...

Four Big East players were selected to the Mackey Award watch list, released today. Ryan Griffin of Connecticut, Josh Chichester of Louisville, D.C. Jefferson of Rutgers and Nick Provo of Syracuse are all in the running for the award, given annually ...

I got the following question in my chat on Wednesday and wanted to answer it but knew I needed more time to think about it than the rapid fire nature of those chats allows: John (Tampa, FL): If you could create an ultimate Big East team for next sea...

Rutgers has released its post-spring depth chart, and the two-deep reveals some serious competition at some key spots this summer. Greg Schiano has three players -- Jeremy Deering, De'Antwan Williams and Jawan Jamison -- listed as tied for the fir...

2010 overall record: 4-8 2010 conference record: 1-6, eighth in Big East Returning starters: Offense: 10. defense: 5. Punter/kicker: 1 Top returners: WR Mohamed Sanu, WR Mark Harrison, QB Chas Dodd, RB Jeremy Deering, DL Scott Vallone,...

Here is Part II of my conversation with Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano. You can read Part I here. How has Chas Dodd been this offseason? Greg Schiano: Real good. He's a hard guy not to love. He's a gym rat, he's a guy who loves the game of f...

John Mackey Award voters haven't spent too much time looking toward Rutgers lately when searching for the nation's best tight end. The position has been mostly forgettable for the Scarlet Knights the past couple of years. But that may be about to ...