This one’s going to be an abbreviated version… Cyn will (hopefully) be pleased to know I’m on my way to Rutgers’ women’s hoops media day. I’ll try and update later in the day with a few more…
Even Brian Kelly’s players are surprised when the Next Man In thing works so well. (Rivals.com)
Zach Collaros won 30 straight football games in high school as a QB. His college offers were in baseball. Then Cincinnati called. (AP)
Tony Pike came to Bearcats practice. For 15 minutes. He may not be doing much of it now, but Kelly thinks Syracuse QB Greg Paulus is a winner. (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Saturday, Rutgers faces a team the whole country may as well be pulling for. (Sporting News)
UConn is the weekly nominee for the Orange Bowl Courage Award. (Sox and Dawgs)
On the field, meanwhile, the Huskies really are (finally) passing the ball. (Hartford Courant)
You didn’t think the Rick Pitino-Karen Sypher mess was over, did you? Rutgers fans take note: a patient freshman running back. (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Rutgers’ pass blocking is indeed better. Now, about the run blocking… (SNY.tv)
Blair Bines won the game for Rutgers last year. Yeah, he’s looking forward to seeing UConn again. (Star-Ledger)
Rutgers’ run game really matters. (Home News Tribune)
Mike Williams won’t say what he did, just that he is back. (Syracuse Post-Standard)
Forget Pittsburgh. USF says it’s West Virginia’s biggest rival. (Tampa Tribune)
Chuck the turnovers and West Virginia doesn’t have problems with USF. (MSNSportsNet.com)
Aditi Kinkhabwala has written a regular column for SI.com and been published in Sports Illustrated.