• RSS

Latest Stories

• Big East's 2010 Schedule Looks Familiar
• By Brett McMurphy 2/10/2010 10:22 PM ET
• Big East associate commissioner Nick Carparelli, who is the league's scheduling guru, already knows who will play for the Big East title on Dec. 4. He just won't tell anyone right now. "It's sealed ... More »
• • 1 Comment
  • Share
• Lewis Is Pitt's Runaway Star
• By Brett McMurphy 12/25/2009 2:00 PM ET
• Dave Wannstedt has won a Super Bowl and a national championship. He's blocked for Tony Dorsett and he's coached Emmitt Smith. He knows what a great running back looks like. And that's why he only ... More »
• • 0 Comments
  • Share
• Starting 11: Like Les Miles, Brown's Strategy Deserves Second Guessing
• By Clay Travis 12/09/2009 6:00 AM ET
• A couple of weeks ago, Les Miles made one of the dumbest coaching decisions at the end of a game that any of us had ever seen. I wrote about that and called Miles an idiot. If you're an LSU fan you ... More »
• • 66 Comments
  • Share
• Sources: Big East Bowls Set
• By Brett McMurphy 12/06/2009 3:31 PM ET
• PITTSBURGH -- With Cincinnati locking up a BCS bowl bid Saturday, most likely the Sugar Bowl, and West Virginia headed to the Gator Bowl, the biggest question remaining was where the Big East's other ...
• • 2 Comments
  • Share
• Gilyard Returns Cincy to Big East Title
• By Brett McMurphy 12/05/2009 7:03 PM ET
• PITTSBURGH -- Sold-out Heinz Field was rocking. Pittsburgh had just converted a blocked punt into another touchdown and led Cincinnati by three touchdowns with only one minute and 39 seconds until ... More »
• • 25 Comments
  • Share
• Big East Picks: End of Road for Bearcats
• By Brett McMurphy 12/04/2009 8:39 PM ET
• PITTSBURGH – "The Road" is a tremendous, tremendous novel written by Cormac McCarthy that's been made into a movie (haven't seen it yet). It's set in an unknown time in the future and about a ... More »
• • 3 Comments
  • Share
• Taking Stab as Big East Goes Bowling
• By Brett McMurphy 11/30/2009 7:31 PM ET
• Before we take a quick review of last week, here's one final stab at the Big East's bowl projections. Remember, the Big East bowls may select any league bowl-eligible team and are not required to ... More »
• • 1 Comment
  • Share
• WVU Stops Pitt Cold in Backyard Brawl
• By Brett McMurphy 11/28/2009 4:00 AM ET
• MORGANTOWN, W. Va. -- This one won't quite make up for 2007 -- actually nothing could ever make up for that one for West Virginia fans -- but Friday's 19-16 victory against Pittsburgh was heaven, ... More »
• • 3 Comments
  • Share
• WVU vs. Pitt: Them's Fightin' Words
• By Brett McMurphy 11/26/2009 9:00 PM ET
• MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- The Backyard Brawl between West Virginia and Pittsburgh is one of the best -- and better named -- rivalries in college football. And it's also home to the Big East's rudest fan ... More »
• • 6 Comments
  • Share
• UConn Finally Hits Sweet Note for Jazz
• By Brett McMurphy 11/24/2009 2:28 PM ET
• For nearly a month, UConn coach Randy Edsall knew what he would do -- he just started to wonder when he would get the opportunity. That chance finally came Saturday when the Huskies defeated Notre ... More »
• • 0 Comments
  • Share
• UConn Wins for Jasper Howard, at Last
• By Brett McMurphy 11/23/2009 2:00 PM ET
• FanHouse Big East writer Brett McMurphy looks back at the week that was in the Big East Rewind. Two weeks ago, UConn coach Randy Edsall and senior running back Andre Dixon both said how much the ... More »
• • 2 Comments
  • Share
• Big East Rewind: Ready for the Big Finish
• By Brett McMurphy 11/16/2009 5:19 PM ET
• After further review: Cincinnati and Pittsburgh remain on a collision course to determine the Big East championship and BCS bowl berth. The Bearcats and Panthers experienced some anxious moments down ... More »
• • 1 Comment
  • Share
• Golden Comeback Not Enough for Irish
• By FanHouse Newswire 11/14/2009 11:30 PM ET
• PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Jonathan Baldwin made two exceptional catches that allowed No. 8 Pittsburgh to open up an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter before Notre Dame rallied behind two touchdowns by star ... More »
• • 2 Comments
  • Share
• Live Blog: Notre Dame's November Wane
• By John Walters 11/14/2009 9:14 PM ET
• PITTSBURGH -- Given our location this evening, I feel a responsibility to work the term "confluence" into the text. For instance, it is an interesting confluence of events that brings Charlie Weis ... More »
• • 12 Comments
  • Share
• Notre Dame Will Be at Home on Road
• By John Walters 11/13/2009 12:24 PM ET
• SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Pennsylvania is a second home of sorts for the Irish, and not because it happens to be the birthplace of Irish legend Joe Montana. Nor is it because Pittsburgh's the home of Beano ... More »
• • 1 Comment
  • Share
• Domer: Corwin Goes Off ... Message
• By John Walters 11/12/2009 4:55 PM ET
• FanHouse writer John Walters is living in South Bend, Ind., during one of the most pivotal seasons in Notre Dame history. Check back daily for his dispatches on the Irish. SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Notre ... More »
• • 3 Comments
  • Share
• Panthers Roaring in Old-School Offense
• By Brett McMurphy 11/12/2009 4:30 PM ET
• FanHouse Big East writer Brett McMurphy empties his reporter's pad every week with the latest news from the league in the Big East Notebook. While the majority of college football programs are ... More »
• • 2 Comments
  • Share
• Big East Rewind: Favorites Fading?
• By Brett McMurphy 11/09/2009 4:00 PM ET
• Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and West Virginia won as expected last week, but it wasn't quite as easy as the experts predicted. All three clubs were heavy favorites between 17 and 21 points, yet only ... More »
• • 4 Comments
  • Share
• Big East Commish: Old Bowl System Preferable to Playoff
• By Brett McMurphy 11/04/2009 3:30 PM ET
• TAMPA, Fla. -- The demand for a college football playoff could break up the BCS after the 2013 season, but instead of adding a playoff, the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) would likely just revert ... More »
• • 5 Comments
  • Share
• Rewind: Big East Primed for Big Finish
• By Brett McMurphy 11/02/2009 4:30 PM ET
• And then there were two. Cincinnati and Pittsburgh are now the lone undefeated teams in Big East play after last weekend's action. The No. 4 ranked Bearcats and No. 14 Panthers continue on a ... More »
• • 6 Comments
  • Share
• Next Page »