Saturday was a day of backtracking for West Virginia football coach Bill Stewart.
Two days after he told a local television station that it was inevitable that West Virginia would leave the Big East Conference, Stewart did an about face.
“I’m a Big East coach at heart and want to make it clear that I believe the [...]

West Virginia football coach Bill Stewart became the first Big East coach to openly talk about the league disbanding when he gave this video interview to WTAP in Parkersburg, W.Va., on Thursday.
The quotes first appeared on Brian Bennett’s ESPN.com blog.
There has been much talk about the Big 10 expanding and possibly raiding the Big East [...]

The 2010 Rutgers recruiting class is like a bottle of fine wine.
It gets better with time.
The Scarlet Knights over the last two days landed two four-star recruits and two three-star prospects to a class that currently stands at 24 players heading into Wednesday’s National Signing Day.
With the additions of 6-foot-6 four-star wide receiver Brandon Coleman [...]

On the eve of National Signing Day, Rutgers has landed two four-star players in 6-foot-6 Maryland WR Brandon Coleman (pictured at left) and 5-10 Florida CB Rashad Knight. Both commitments were first reported by SI.com.
Coleman, who mentioned his close relationship with Rutgers QB Tommy Savage, also held offers from Boston College, Maryland, Notre Dame, Syracuse, [...]

Joe Susan, the Rutgers recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach, will be named the new head coach at Bucknell University during a press conference at 6 p.m. Wednesday, according to multiple reports.
A South River, N.J., native, Susan was the offensive line coach at Bucknell from 1981-88. He then became associate head coach for two seasons [...]

Cincinnati will play defending national champion Florida in the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1 in the Louisiana Superdome.
 
“We’ve fought all year to get where we are,” Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly said. “To have the chance to represent the University of Cincinnati in a game like the Sugar Bowl that has such great history against [...]

Brian Kelly is well versed in the debate about the college football national championship picture.
 
He knows that the Big East doesn’t get much respect on a national level.
 
And he understands that prognosticators are hoping for a BCS title game that matches an unbeaten Texas team with an undefeated Southeastern Conference champion, either Florida or Alabama.
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***Undefeated Big East powers Cincinnati and South Florida are preparing for an Oct. 15 battle on ESPN. Read about it here.***
Greg Schiano says he’s “hoping” that true freshman QB Tom Savage will start Saturday against Texas Southern in the Homecoming game.
“I hope he does. He has been practicing for two days now. I guess the [...]

Rutgers coach Greg Schiano isn’t shocked that South Florida went into Tallahassee and beat No. 18 Florida State Saturday in the first meeting between the schools.
“It doesn’t surprise me at all,” Schiano said Sunday.
“I think the Big East Conference is beyond having to prove themselves, yet it continues to be in the [...]

The Knicks will head into training camp next week with two fan favorites officially locked up for the year.
A day after Nate Robinson reportedly agreed to a one-year deal — which was above his qualifying offer — the Knicks and forward David Lee came to terms on a one-year deal for $7 [...]