Big East News Articles

Pittsburgh and SMU meet for the first time in 29 years in the fifth BBVA Compass Bowl.

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

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.

B.J. Daniels threw two touchdowns passes and ran for a third and USF finished coach Skip Holtz's first season with a 31-26 victory over Clemson on Friday in the Meineke Car Care Bowl.

USF meets Clemson in Charlotte, N.C., Friday at noon

Syracuse meets Kansas State at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN

Mountaineers undone by turnovers in second half to finish 9-4