Tuesday, August 17, 2010

College Football Preview: A Sneak Inside. . . The Big East




Big East Top Teams 1. Cincinnati 2. Pittsburgh 3. West Virginia 4. Rutgers

Top Stars At Each Position
Quarterback's
Tom Savage, Rutgers
B.J. Daniels, South Florida
Zach Collaros, Cincinnati
Tino Sunseri, Pittsburgh
Running back's
Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh
Victor Anderson, Louisville
Noel Devine, West Virginia
Jordan Todman, UConn
Wide Receiver's/Tight Ends
Jonathan Baldwin, Pittsburgh
Armon Binns, Cincinnati
Brian Guidugli, Cincinnati
Offensive Linemen
Alex Hoffman, Cincinnati
Jason Kelce, Cincinnati
Zach Hurd, UConn
Jason Pinkston, Pittsburgh
Defensive Front Seven
Greg Romeus, Pittsburgh
Lawrence Wilson, UConn
J.K. Schaffer, Cincinnati
Greg Lloyd, UConn
J.T. Thomas, West Virginia
Defensive Backs
Dom DeCicco, Pittsburgh
Brandon Hogan, West Virginia
Robert Sands, West Virginia
Inside Look: Tony Pike and Mardy Gilyard left Cincinnati but new coach Butch Jones can easily replace them with Zach Collaros and Armon Binns. Tino Sunseri will likely take over as quarterback in Pittsburgh but with Dion Lewis the ground game is the main focus. Luckily for West Virginia they have game changer Noel Devine on the ground game now especially with the loss of quarterback Jarrett Brown. Rutgers returns quarterback Tom Savage, who was a big part of Rutgers bowl game win over UCF last year. UConn will play harder with the lost memory of cornerback Jasper Howard in their hearts and luckily have running back Jordan Todman who had five 100+ rushing yard games last season. Longtime QB Matt Grothe is gone after leading South Florida to a contender in the Big East. B.J. Daniels will take over full time after playing in for the injured Grothe last season. Louisville hasn't had a successful season since the times of Brian Brohm and are hoping back Victor Anderson can change that who struggled last year rushing for 473 yards and having various injuries. Syracuse is in a tough spot. The only bright spot was in wide receiver Mike Williams who was dismissed from the team last season and went into the draft. The Orange need back Delone Carter to have any chance in surviving the big East.

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