Big East News Articles

Saturday’s game will be the third meeting between Connecticut and Western Michigan and the first to be played in Kalamazoo.

Louisville’s Teddy Bridgewater and Connecticut’s Yawin Smallwood have embodied a new wave of BIG EAST players who are making their names on a national level.

Lyle McCombs and Scott McCummings both ran for touchdowns, and Nick Williams returned a punt for another score as Connecticut defeated Maryland 24-21 Saturday afternoon.

Connecticut and Maryland meet for just the second time Saturday.

Mike Glennon threw a 46-yard third-quarter touchdown to receiver Bryan Underwood and North Carolina State held on to beat Connecticut 10-7 on Saturday.

Connecticut and North Carolina State have met just once previously, as the Wolfpack took a 31-24 decision Oct. 11, 2003 , in Raleigh, N.C.

The BIG EAST Conference has named Syracuse quarterback Ryan Nassib, Connecticut linebacker Yawin Smallwood and Temple kicker/punter Brandon McManus the winners of the conference's weekly football honors following the first week of the 2012 season

Chandler Whitmer threw for 219 yards and Connecticut scored touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams to beat Massachusetts 37-0 Thursday night, spoiling the Minutemen's debut as a bowl subdivision program.

Though Thursday’s game will be the first meeting between Connecticut and Massachusetts as Football Bowl Subdivision members, the schools have a history on the gridiron that numbers 71 games and dates to 1897

Connecticut saw a streak of four straight postseason appearances end with last year’s 5-7 season.

As a redshirt freshman in 2011, Lyle McCombs gave Husky fans reason to believe he might be the program’s next great running back. Since joining the BIG EAST in 2004, Connecticut has consistently turned out prolific runners including all-Americans Donald Brown and Jordan Todman.

Check out this Storify recap of BIG EAST Football Summer Kickoff 2012

BIG EAST players appear on national preseason football award watch lists.

Bednarik Award (Top Defensive Player). Trevardo Williams, DE, Connecticut. Aaron Donald, DE, Pittsburgh. Khaseem Greene, LB, Rutgers. ...