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Providence’s Will Arboleda named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, while Connecticut’s Andrew Jean-Baptiste named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week. Seton Hall’s Anthony Reichwaldt tabbed BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week; Cole DeNorandie from Cincinnati earns BIG EAST Rookie of the Week.

Home field advantage seemed to be the order of the day Saturday as the four BIG EAST teams to play at home all earned wins, while the three teams that hit the road came up short.

B.J. Daniels threw for a career-best 359 yards and one touchdown Saturday night, leading No. 22 South Florida to a 37-7 rout of Ball State.

UConn (1-1) lost its second straight road opener despite the defense sacking Larry Smith seven times and forcing two turnovers.

Ryan Nassib threw for a career-high 318 yards and three touchdowns, including the decisive one to walk-on Michael Acchione midway through the fourth quarter, and Syracuse held off game Rhode Island 21-14 on Saturday

The Mountaineers (2-0) scored on their first seven possessions of the second half to erase a 12-10 halftime deficit to an FCS opponent.

Ray Graham ran for 121 yards and three touchdowns to lead Pittsburgh past Maine 35-29 on Saturday

Mohamed Sanu, who reeled in an 18-yard score from Dodd, set career highs with 13 catches for 119 yards for Rutgers.

Isaiah Pead led the Bearcats (1-1) with 155 yards rushing, DJ Woods had 111 yards receiving and Zach Collaros was 21 for 34 for 230 yards.

T.Y. Hilton scored touchdowns on his first two catches as FIU upset Louisville 24-17 on Friday night.

Florida International faced a pair of BIG EAST teams last season, falling to Rutgers (19-14) and Pittsburgh (44-17)

Syracuse has faced a Colonial Athletic Association team in each of the past two years, scoring wins against Maine in 2009 (41-24) and 2010 (38-14)

Saturday’s game will be the sixth meeting between Rutgers and North Carolina

Norfolk State plays a BIG EAST member for the second straight year — the Spartans fell 31-0 at Rutgers last season

The home team has won each of the first two matchups, including Connecticut’s 40-21 win last year at Rentschler Field

Maine will face a BIG EAST member for the third straight season, and the fourth time in five years, after playing Connecticut in 2007 and Syracuse in 2009 and 2010

The Bulls will look to extend their perfect streak in home-openers, taking a 14-0 record into Saturday’s game

Saturday’s game will be the sixth meeting between Cincinnati and Tennessee and the first since the 2000 season

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