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2013 NFL Draft Rankings: Running Backs

Big East It is never too early to begin looking ahead to next year’s NFL Draft. Each year a unique set of prospects enters the professional ranks with a chance to make an immediate impact on the country�...

Big East Post-Week 6 Power Rankings

Big East The Big East continues to battle uncertain times, but at least the league as a bona fide race for the title among three ranked teams. No. 16 Louisville, No. 19 Rutgers and No. 25 Cincinnati are all...

36 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Louisville Cardinals, Pittsburgh Panthers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Syracuse Orange, Temple Owls, USF Bulls

College Football Week 6 Recap: South Carolina dominant, Florida State flops

Big East Statement games littered the Saturday football lineup. For South Carolina, a statement of dominance. For Florida, a statement of a return to the national scene. For Ohio State, a statement the Buck...

36 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, South Carolina Gamecocks, Texas Longhorns

College Football Week 6 Preview: Match-Ups, Upset Picks and Storylines to Watch

Big East College football's Week 6 slate is filled with plenty of intriguing games, starting in the SEC with Florida-LSU and Georgia-South Carolina. These two match-ups will play a key role in determining t...

Big East Week 6 Preview and Predictions

Big East Oddly enough, Big East play begins in earnest Friday when the two outgoing teams, Pittsburgh and Syracuse, face off in the Carrier Dome. Thanks to some key non-conference games and the two Big...

36 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Pittsburgh Panthers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Syracuse Orange, Temple Owls, USF Bulls

College Football's Top 15 Freshmen After Week 5

Big East With the halfway point of the 2012 college football season approaching, it's time to take a look at some of the top freshmen performers so far this season. For the purpose of this article, Athlon i...

37 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Oregon Ducks, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas A&M Aggies, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, West Virginia Mountaineers

College Football Post-Week 5 Bowl Projections

Big East College football's bowl season is still a few months away, but it's never too early to take a look at what the matchups might look like. With only three weeks of results in the books, it's hard to ...

37 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC

College Football's Top 20 Coaches on the Hot Seat: Post-Week 5 Rankings

Big East Week 5 of the 2012 college football season is in the books and plenty of coaches saw the temperature on their seat increase by a few degrees. Kentucky's Joker Phillips and Boston College'...

37 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC, Boston College Eagles, California Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Iowa Hawkeyes, Kentucky Wildcats, Maryland Terrapins, Syracuse Orange, Tennessee Volunteers

Big East Post-Week 5 Power Rankings

Big East National recognition for the Big East is starting to make a comeback -- if incrementally and only for the top three teams in the league. The Big East nearly placed three teams in the Associate...

37 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Louisville Cardinals, Pittsburgh Panthers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Syracuse Orange, Temple Owls, USF Bulls

College Football Week 5 Recap: West Virginia, Georgia light up scoreboards

Big East What was supposed to be a ho-hum week of college football turned out to be an explosion of offense. The day began with a relatively low-scoring first quarter from Baylor and West Virginia with “o...

College Football Week 5 Preview: Match-Ups, Upset Picks and Storylines to Watch

Big East The final weekend of college football action in September certainly won't win many awards for the best slate of games. The Week 5 schedule features some intriguing games (Ohio State-Michigan State)...

Big East Week 5 Preview and Predictions

Big East Four weeks into the season, and it’s tough to figure what to make of the Big East in 2012. Last week was not good. That much is clear: Big East teams lost to two MAC programs. Syracuse dropped a ...

37 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Louisville Cardinals, USF Bulls

College Football Week 5 Upset Predictions

Big East College football's Week 5 schedule is relatively quiet in terms of top 25 matchups. Although there are few marquee games to watch this Saturday, it's weekends like this one that can spring a few up...

37 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Pac 12, SEC

Louisville or Rutgers: Which team is the best in the Big East?

Big East Through the first four weeks of the season, it seems clear Louisville and Rutgers are the top two teams in the Big East. The Cardinals were picked by many to win the league in the preseason, but ha...

38 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big East, Louisville Cardinals, Rutgers Scarlet Knights

College Football's Top 20 Coaches on the Hot Seat: Post-Week 4 Rankings

Big East Week 4 of the 2012 college football season is in the books and plenty of coaches saw the temperature on their seat increase by a few degrees. Thanks to a lackluster showing at Florida, Ke...

38 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC

College Football Post-Week 4 Bowl Projections

38 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC

Big East Post-Week 4 Power Rankings

Big East Rutgers’ road win over a team that lost in overtime to Louisiana-Monroe and 52-0 to Alabama saved the Big East further embarrassment in Week 4. Only a week after the Big East went 3-0 agains...

38 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Louisville Cardinals, Pittsburgh Panthers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Syracuse Orange, Temple Owls, USF Bulls

College Football Week 4 Recap: Florida State, Notre Dame make statements

Big East Stop if you’re heard this: Florida State and Notre Dame are back. Though they’ve fooled us before, the Seminoles and Fighting Irish sure looked like potential title contenders as they emer...

College Football Week 4 Preview: Match-Ups, Upset Picks and Storylines to Watch

Big East College football's Week 4 slate doesn't feature a ton of huge matchups, but there's plenty of impact games. Florida State-Clemson is a marquee ACC battle between two top-10 teams, while Michigan tr...

College Football Award Watch: Post-Week 3

Big East The Heisman Trophy isn’t the only award worth watching on a weekly basis. The Lombardi, Outland, Davey O’Brien and Biletnikoff races are all worth watching and debating as the season goes along...

38 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt, Alabama Crimson Tide, Miami Hurricanes, Mississippi State, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Washington Huskies, West Virginia Mountaineers

College basketball: What is the biggest concern for Kentucky, Indiana, Louisville?

Big East It's shaping up to be a big year of basketball in Kentuckiana: Indiana, Kentucky and Louisville will be in the top national three of the Athlon Sports 2012-13 College Basketball annual when it hits...

38 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big East, Big Ten, SEC, Indiana Hoosiers, Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals

College Football Predictions: 10 Key Games in Week 4

Big East College football’s fourth week of action features a huge showdown in the ACC Coastal Division, a big matchup in South Bend between Michigan and surging Notre Dame and key battle in the Big 12 bet...

Big East Week 4 Preview and Predictions

Big East Big East teams passed three key nonconference tests a week ago even if Louisville had to survive a scare against North Carolina. In addition the Cardinals’ victory over the Tar Heels, Connecticut...

38 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Big East, Connecticut Huskies, Louisville Cardinals, Pittsburgh Panthers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Syracuse Orange, Temple Owls, USF Bulls

College Football Week 4 Upset Predictions

Big East College football's Week 4 slate features some intriguing games, including the ACC showdown between Clemson and Florida State and the showdown of Notre Dame and Michigan. Athlon's editors correctly ...

38 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, MAC, Pac 12, SEC, Ball State Cardinals, Kansas State Wildcats, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, South Florida Bulls, Syracuse Orange

15 Worst College Football Teams of the BCS Era

Big East Colorado is off to an awful 0-3 start and with a daunting upcoming schedule, an 0-12 record seems likely. The Buffaloes' early struggles and a loss to FCS opponent to Sacramento State made us wonde...

39 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Baylor Bears, Duke Blue Devils, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Stanford Cardinal, Syracuse Orange, Temple Owls, Washington Cougars, Washington State Cougars

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