The Big East folks were running out of media packets yesterday at the Garden. They’d put out over 200. That means there’s a slew of basketball clips and this round-up may not get up before it’s lunchtime. So… we’ll stick with the football here and I’ll put together a roundup of hoops stories later on in the day. If you have links you think should be shared, don’t be shy about sending them on… Joe Paterno explains marriage… Barely a fifth of athletic departments make money… Sam Adams is making a new beer, with a cork and 10 percent booze…Whatever your politics, insurance underwriting like this cannot go on…
Cincinnati’s made a banner: a picture of Jasper Howard, a Huskies-blue Bearcat paw and the words, “You’re one of our football family.” Every member of of the program has signed it and it’s being sent to Storrs. (The News Record)
Louisville beat Cincinnati 70-7. Just five years ago. The times they are a changin’. (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Is an aristocracy ever permeable? (Sporting News)
How will Cincinnati shake out in college football’s second half? (ESPN.com)
Louisville’s prepping for three QBs. (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Add BC’s DeLeon Gause: another player who’ll wear Jasper Howard’s no. 6 this weekend. (Norwich Bulletin)
UConn held a candlelit vigil for Howard last night. Donald Brown’s uncle wrote a letter to Huskies fans. There’s still a football game to ready for. One against a team that’s put 101 points on the Huskies in their last two meetings. (Hartford Courant)
The ends were supposed to be the studs, but Pitt’s tackles are doing the tackling. The Pitt-USF match-up. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Rutgers showed Stull can indeed be harassed. And now he has to face George Selvie. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Dion Lewis is giving Pitt shades of Shady McCoy. (Rivals.com)
The Scarlet Knights had eight busted plays against Pitt that busted because of what they did, not what Pitt did. (Star-Ledger)
Rutgers’ return games need serious improvement. (Home News Tribune)
BJ Daniels is looking to rebound, on the football field. (Tampa Tribune)
The Bulls now have a Snuggie. (St. Petersburg Times)
Doug Marrone’s shifting Syracuse’s offensive line. Big East watchers will see a familiar face on Akron’s sideline. (Syracuse Post-Standard)
Even in West Virginia, they don’t like the BCS. Another day, another arrest. (Times West Virginian)
The previous day’s perp tweets an apology. (NBC Sports)
Should Bill Stewart be leading this WVU team? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Aditi Kinkhabwala has written a regular column for SI.com and been published in Sports Illustrated.
Thanks for the links Aditi! I hope those arrests in Morgantown aren’t indicative of where the WVU program is heading. That would definitely not be good for the Big East.