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Isaiah Pead ran for 149 yards and a touchdown, and Ralph David Abernathy IV's 90-yard kickoff return early in the fourth quarter put Cincinnati ahead to stay as the Bearcats edged Vanderbilt 31-24 on Saturday in the Liberty Bowl.
In Friday’s only game Seton Hall defeated West Virginia 67-48, improving to 8-0 on its home floor this season. The Pirates snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Mountaineers in the process.
BIG EAST teams went 2-1 on Thursday against nonconference opponents.
West Virginia head coach Mike Carey earned his 500th career victory this week.
Chas Dodd hit Brandon Coleman for an 86-yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter and Jawan Jamison ran for two scores to lead Rutgers over Iowa State 27-13 in the Pinstripe Bowl on Friday.
Thursday’s schedule shows three BIG EAST teams hosting non-conference opponents, all on national television.
West Virginia head coach Mike Carey earned his 500th career win on Wednesday.
Pittsburgh and SMU meet for the first time in 29 years in the fifth BBVA Compass Bowl.
Notre Dame and St. John’s opened the BIG EAST portion of the 2011-12 season with impressive wins Tuesday as the Irish beat Pittsburgh for its 28th straight homecourt victory and the Red Storm snapped Providence’s seven game winning streak.
West Virginia and Clemson meet for just the second time when the schools play in the Discover Orange Bowl
The New Era Pinstripe Bowl will be played for the second time in 2011. The game pairs teams from the BIG EAST and Big 12 conferences at Yankee Stadium.
The AutoZone Liberty Bowl traces its roots to Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia, where the game was played from 1959-63
Louisville's Teddy Bridgewater, who threw for 274 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another, nearly brought the Cardinals back from a 21-point deficit, but his final heave on fourth-and-23 was picked off by Amerson with 41 seconds left.
The Belk Bowl will be played for the 10th time when Louisville meets North Carolina State Dec. 27 in Charlotte, N.C
The BIG EAST Conference has named West Virginia forward Kevin Jones and Connecticut center Andre Drummond the winners of the conferece's weekly men's basketball honors for the week-ending Dec. 25.
The BIG EAST Player of the Week is Georgetown's Sugar Rodgers.
BIG EAST teams went 4-2 on Friday.
BIG EAST teams went 7-1 on Thursday.
A quick look around the league at BIG EAST women's basketball.
BIG EAST teams went 4-0 on Wednesday.
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