Here is some big news. The Big East has not disbanded. I know you would not think that it remained a football conference based on the coverage it receives, but the Big East is still playing football.
Meanwhile, the game of the week will be played in New Jersey. Rutgers has not yet left the conference--although that just might be because no other conference wants them--and they stand tied atop the Big East with a 1-0 mark with the team they host this weekend...Pitt. The winner of that contest will stand alone at 2-0 (in fairness to the rest, half of the conference has yet to play a game) and will have four wins overall. While the Panthers are playing better under new coach Todd Graham as the season progresses, the Scarlet Knights are relishing their below-the-radar standing. I fully expect this game to be tight and while the focus will be on Pitt back Ray Graham, the nation's leading rusher with 734y, and wide receiver Mohamed Sanu of RU, who already has 43 receptions, the key to the W just might be special teams.
In other action, West Virginia looks to avenge a costly loss last year that prevented a BCS berth when they host Connecticut. That could get ugly. There are no other conference games Saturday as the Big East slowly gets going. Louisville desperately needs an upset at UNC, although it is hard to see that happening, while Syracuse travels to Tulane in their quest to gain another win toward bowl eligibility.
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