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I continue my team-by-team look at each schedule in the Big East. Up today: Louisville. Nonconference schedule: The Cardinals get the season started Sept. 1 with in-state rival Kentucky, so there will be little room for error and no time to jus...

Just finished up my bracket. Having watched about 20 minutes of college basketball all season, I am confident Missouri, North Carolina, Kentucky and Ohio State will be in the Final Four. Real confident :/ Bearcat Bowl VI has been set. UConn coa...

North Carolina interim head coach Everett Withers confirmed Wednesday that he is indeed heading to Ohio State. Withers told reporters that he would become Urban Meyer's co-defensive coordinator and assistant head coach, as had been rumored for a w...

It all comes down to this week. Is coach Butch Jones a target for open coaching jobs at North Carolina and UCLA? For UConn football, it all comes down to Cincinnati. Louisville players will be major UConn fans on Saturday. Blowing too many ...

Had some personal business today but I am back with your Big East roundup of the early games: North Carolina 14, Louisville 7. The Cardinals continued to struggle on offense, even without offensive coordinator Mike Sanford, who was left home on th...

Here it is, your Friday mailblog. Don't everybody rush onto the computer at once. Chris in Washington, D.C., writes: Andrea, now with a proven season under his belt, Coach (Charlie) Strong is starting to institute new changes in Louisville and get...

I had a chance to catch up with first-year Indiana coach Kevin Wilson on Thursday afternoon, and he told me the Hoosiers have a new addition in the backfield. Stephen Houston, a junior college transfer who had signed with North Carolina in Februar...

By the time you're reading this, my toes will be in the sand. But it's always a day at the beach to answer your emails: David from Toledo, Ohio, writes: Hey Brian, keep up the good work. Why isn't the trouble at Oregon or North Carolina getting ne...

Your friendly neighborhood Big East blogger is filling in for Heather today. Maybe one day one of our leagues will see the BCS title game again. Al Golden is confident in Miami's running game despite the loss of Storm Johnson. Golden makes no apo...

A North Carolina receiver is transferring back home to Pitt and hopes to become immediately eligible. South Florida has become an NFL draft factory for defensive backs. Chris Neild talks about the long wait for his name to be called in the NFL dr...

We're still breaking down the 2011 schedules for each Big East team. Time to check out Greg Schiano's squad. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Nonconference opponents (with 2010 records): Sept. 1: North Carolina Central (3-8) Sept. 10: at North Carol...

The ACC released its schedule on Monday, and it included a change to a Big East school's previously announced opener. Louisville and North Carolina had agreed last fall to begin a home-and-home series in Chapel Hill on Labor Day weekend. But the T...

West Virginia will have to face Russell Wilson and the North Carolina State Wolfpack passing game without its best cornerback Brandon Hogan.

Georgia has bought out of a planned series with Louisville that was to begin next year, and North Carolina has replaced the Bulldogs on the schedule. The Cardinals and Tar Heels will open next season on Sept. 3 in Chapel Hill, with Louisville host...

Here are some notes from around the Big East after Monday's coaches' teleconference: Rutgers' already struggling offense could face another setback. Quarterback Tom Savage injured his ribs in the North Carolina loss and will have further testing ...

Well, it's now up to Cincinnati or West Virginia to get a win in this big, so far disappointing, nonconference week for the Big East. Rutgers couldn't get it done against North Carolina despite taking a 10-0 lead early in the game at home. The Sca...