Big East News Articles

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

Munchie Legaux threw for two touchdowns, one a short toss that Isaiah Pead turned into a backbreaking 69-yard score in the fourth quarter as Cincinnati beat Syracuse 30-13 on Saturday to remain in the running for the Big East title.

Cincinnati and Syracuse have met 11 times prior to Saturday’s game … The Bearcats hold a 6-5 series lead after winning five straight from 2005-09

Cincinnati has won five straight in its series with Rutgers, which dates to 1980 … The Bearcats hold an 8-7-1 series lead and have won the last two meetings in Piscataway

Geno Smith threw for 372 yards and led a fourth-quarter touchdown drive that rallied West Virginia to a 24-21 victory Saturday over No. 23 Cincinnati -- which lost both quarterback Zach Collaros and control of the Big East race.

Saturday’s game will be the 20th meeting between West Virginia and Cincinnati in a series that dates to 1921 … West Virginia holds a 15-3-1 series lead after taking a 37-10 decision last year at Milan Puskar Stadium

Zach Collaros threw for 214 yards and ran for two touchdowns as No. 23 Cincinnati took firm control of the Big East race with a 26-23 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday.

Cincinnati and Pittsburgh have met 10 times prior to Saturday’s game and the Panthers hold an 8-2 series lead … Pittsburgh won the first seven meetings before Cincinnati won back-to-back match-ups in 2008 and 2009