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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 continue with ... School: Temple. Start date: Saturday. Predicted finish at media days: Eighth. Biggest storyline: H...

We will have some poll news in a bit so stay tuned. Sporting News has Cincinnati No. 23 in its preseason top 25. The Bearcats are hungry for another title. Louisville is using Vance Bedford's "Get on the Train" soliloquy in its marketing campai...

Let's take a gander into the mailbag. Joe in Brooklyn, N.Y., writes: Andrea, can you please tell us how Penn State's vacated wins may change Big East records for teams and coaches? Andrea Adelson: Good question, Joe. They don't change anything....

I recently got this question into the mailbag and thought it was a good one to break out into a separate post. Michael in Louisville writes: Andrea, can you please explain to me why people think Rutgers will compete in the Big East. I don't know if ...

Temple receiver C.J. Hammond goes into his final season without much on his career stat sheet. Injuries have essentially derailed his hopes the last few seasons. But 2012 is going to be different. Hammond feels as good as he has felt in two years....

Are there any Big East coaches on the hot seat heading into the season? My answer to that question is no, even though USF and Syracuse fans have sent questions my way about their respective coaches. The truth is that Big East fans usually have to ...

I wrap up my series called home run summer, where I present a player or players who have got to knock it out of the park with their preparations for the start of training camp in August. Up today: Temple. Who needs to step it up: Offensive line...

2011 overall record: 9-4 2011 conference record: 5-3 (2nd, MAC East) Returning starters: Offense: 4; Defense: 5; Kicker/punter: 1 Top returners QB Chris Coyer, RB Matt Brown, OL Martin Wallace, LB Blaze Caponegro, S Justin Gildea, K Brandon McM...

Temple offensive coordinator Ryan Day sat in his office on a recent afternoon and tried to explain a growing trend. "Does left right red pink purple flamingo corner X mean anything to you?" he asked. "It sounds just the way Chinese would probably ...

Four Big East teams wrap up practice with their spring games Saturday. Here is a quick peek at what to watch. Cincinnati: This team all but belongs to Munchie Legaux at quarterback. Now the true test of whether he can improve his accuracy and chem...

I continue my team-by-team look at each schedule in the Big East. Up today: UConn Nonconference schedule: The Huskies have a manageable nonconference schedule, though we said the same thing last season. Two of the five games are against bowl te...

Temple has hired NFL assistant Frank Leonard to coach the tight ends, the school announced Wednesday. Leonard has spent the last three seasons coaching the tight ends for the St. Louis Rams. But he has a wealth of experience on the collegiate leve...

Temple co-offensive coordinator Matt Rhule has left to become assistant offensive line coach with the New York Giants, the school announced Tuesday. "Matt has been tremendously loyal to this university and has a truly great football mind," coach S...

Now that Temple coach Steve Addazio gets his shot to coach in the Big East, let's take a look at all the fun connections he has to the league. Paul Pasqualoni: Addazio got his first assistant coaching job at Western Connecticut State in 1984, serv...

And then there were 13. Cincinnati coach Butch Jones talks about his team after a few practices. Temple's moves means change for the better, writes Rich Hofmann of the Philadelphia Daily News. The Big East still faces major challenges, writes...

T-minus two days ... Lots of favorable notice for Isaiah Pead. Desmond Conner of The Hartford Courant has a great profile on quarterback of the future Casey Cochran. UConn picked up a commitment from a tight end who played with Chandler Whitmer...