Big East News Articles

University of Cincinnati head football coach Butch Jones will spend Friday, Aug. 6 at ESPN in Bristol, Conn., with a full day of television and radio appearances set on various platforms through the ESPN family of networks.

 The BIG EAST Conference has announced the league opponents and game sites for its men's basketball teams for the 2010-11 season.

 Three BIG EAST Conference players were chosen in the first round of the NFL Draft for the second consecutive year, with Rutgers offensive tackle Anthony Davis and USF defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul becoming the highest draft picks in their respective schools' histories.

 The BIG EAST Conference has completed its bowl lineup by renewing deals with the Papajohns.com Bowl in Birmingham, Ala., and the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl in St. Petersburg, Fla.

 Thirty-six BIG EAST baseball players were chosen in the 2010 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft with five players going in the first five rounds.

 West Virginia University linebacker Reed Williams, an All-BIG EAST performer, two-time ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America selection and a member of the National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete Team, has been chosen as the 2009 BIG EAST Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year. 

Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's Freshman Player of the Year Jeremy Baltz was joined by four other BIG EAST student-athletes on the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Team.

 Eleven BIG EAST players were selected by NBA teams in the 2010 NBA Draft Thursday, matching the conference's best showing in the draft since the event went to a two-round format.

Cincinnati Director of Golf Janet Carl has been elected the Vice President of the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA).

University of Cincinnati junior golfers Bambee Dela Paz (Caloocan City, Philippines/Miriam College) and Jenny Linville (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West) were named to the 2010 all-BIG EAST team, the conference announced Friday (April 30).

The BIG EAST Conference is pleased to have the 2010 Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Gettler Stadium on the campus of the University of Cincinnati for the first time in championship history. This year marks the 31st anniversary of the BIG EAST Conference and the Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Cincinnati swimmer Josh Schneider followed up his record-setting BIG EAST Championships performance with another dominating effort at the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships in Columbus, Ohio. Schneider, who is the two-time defending BIG EAST Swimmer of the Year, set a pool record of 18.93 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle to win his first NCAA individual title.

Louisville, Notre Dame and Cincinnati Set for NCAA Volleyball Championship