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Happy Mother's Day to all the special ladies out there! Joel in Florida writes: Hi Andrea, Can you provide 5 point bullet and anything positive about the new AAC and its members' future? I read a lot of negatives in your responses. Glad you are ho...

Receiver could be an area of strength across the soon-to-be-renamed Big East in 2013, as leading pass-catchers return at nearly every single school. Unlike running back, there are plenty of veteran leaders with an opportunity to take the next step...

Running back is a position to watch across the Big East this upcoming season simply because there are going to be some new faces trying to make a mark. Indeed, six teams will feature new starting running backs this season. Though just about all of...

SMU Mustangs 2012 record: 7-6 2012 conference record: 5-3, C-USA West Returning starters: Offense: 6; defense: 6; kicker/punter: 2 Top returners QB Garrett Gilbert, WR Der'rikk Thompson, DB Kenneth Acker, LB Randall Joyner Key losse...

Traylon Shead arrived at Texas back in 2010 with great expectations already attached to him as one of the most highly touted recruits in the country. But Shead never really got his career going with the Longhorns. After two seasons, he decided to ...

The talk about playing two ways has happened a few times between SMU coach June Jones and cornerback Kenneth Acker, but something always seemed to get in the way of it ever happening. But now that Acker is going into his senior season, the Mustang...

SMU opens spring practice today with lots of holes to fill on both offense and defense. I had a chance to catch up with coach June Jones to ask him about some of the biggest questions surrounding his team. You are losing so many starters. How do y...

Talk about a meeting of the offensive minds. Offensive guru June Jones has hired offensive guru Hal Mumme as assistant head coach/passing game coordinator at SMU, the school announced Tuesday. Both coaches have done their share to expand and en...

One of the many questions remaining for the league formerly known as the Big East is how to divvy up over $100 million set to come in from exit fees, entrance fees and other revenues. UCF athletic director Todd Stansbury told The Orlando Sentinel ...

Now that the Big East has finally released its 2013 football schedule, here are some first impressions on the upcoming slate. Louisville is clearly the marquee team to watch this year, and the schedule makers treated the Cardinals that way. They ...

Memphis Spring Start: Feb. 28 Spring game: April 6 What to watch: Quarterback: Jacob Karam returns as the starter after throwing for 1,895 yards, 14 touchdowns and three interceptions. But coach Justin Fuente says Karam will be pushed du...

For the second straight spring, Extreme Makeover: Big East edition has gripped the conference. Four teams enter practice with an eye toward their first Big East season. Two teams enter spring practice wondering if 2013 is their final Big East seas...

The four Big East members set to join in 2013 have several football facilities projects that are either underway, planned or recently completed. Let's check and see what is in the works: Houston Houston just broke ground on a new $105 million f...

First, let us get to the results of my highly scientific poll from last week. Which incoming team will fare the best in Year 1? Nearly 3,000 votes were cast, and 44 percent voted for UCF, also my choice. Houston and Memphis were next, and SMU fini...

The Big East will have a new look in 2013, with UCF, Houston, Memphis and SMU joining the mix, and Pitt and Syracuse saying good bye. So now the big question we pose to you, our faithful readers: Which of these incoming schools will fare the be...

Conference switch-over day is here for the Big East blog. Even though UCF, Houston, Memphis and SMU won't become official league members until July 1, we are going to begin covering them in this space starting today. Syracuse and Pitt already have be...