Big East News Articles

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

BIGEAST.org and BIGEASTBowlCentral.com are the places to find all the information on the upcoming games and to share your bowl game experiences.

Cincinnati’s Pead Named Offensive Player of the Year; Cincinnati’s Wolfe, Rutgers’ Greene Named Defensive Players of the Year; West Virginia’s Austin Named Special Teams Player of the Year; Louisville’s Bridgewater Earns Rookie of the Year Honor; Cincinnati’s Jones Earns Coach of the Year Accolades

University of Houston Quick Facts

Central Florida, Houston, Southern Methodist Become Full Members. Boise State, San Diego State Become Football Members

Every Tuesday on BIGEAST.TV we will unveil a video of the top five plays of the week. Check out this week's top football plays on BIGEAST.TV and vote below on the best. See one we missed? Let us know on Twitter (@BIGEASTFB).

The BIG EAST Conference has named Cincinnati wide receiver Anthony McClung, Pittsburgh linebacker Brandon Lindsey and West Virginia wide receiver Tavon Austin the winners of the final conference weekly football honors of the 2011 season.

The BIG EAST is a combined 20-8 in bowl games in the past five seasons.

Munchie Legaux threw a career-high three touchdown passes on Saturday, setting up a 35-27 victory over Connecticut that left the Bearcats one of three teams sharing the Big East title.

The Panthers (6-6, 4-3 Big East) became bowl eligible for the fourth straight year with the victory.

Tyler Bitancurt kicked a 28-yard field goal as time expired, helping West Virginia (No. 23 ESPN/USA Today, No. 22 AP) clinch a share of the Big East championship with a 30-27 victory over South Florida on Thursday night.

Saturday’s game will be the eighth meeting between Cincinnati and Connecticut since the schools first met in 2004 … Cincinnati holds a 5-2 series lead, though Connecticut has won two of the last three

USF and West Virginia have fashioned one of the better rivalries in the BIG EAST since the series began in 2005. The series stands tied at 3-3, with each team going 2-1 on its home field

Every Tuesday on BIGEAST.TV we will unveil a video of the top five plays of the week. Check out this week's top football plays on BIGEAST.TV and vote below on the best. See one we missed? Let us know on Twitter (@BIGEASTFB).

The Pittsburgh-Syracuse rivalry dates to the 1916 season and the schools have met 66 times since then …

Louisville, Cincinnati and West Virginia remain alive for a BIG EAST Championship and/or berth in the BCS. Check out what needs to happen this week for each team to make it.

The BIG EAST Conference has named Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, West Virginia defensive tackle Julian Miller and West Virginia punter Corey Smith the winners of the conference's weekly football honors for the week-ending Nov. 26.