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2011 Football preview – Week 9, Connecticut

August 15, 2011 Micah Tannenbaum

The Huskies are coming off their most notable season since joining the FCS in 2004. After stumbling early to an underwhelming 3-4 record (0-2 Big East), they rattled off five straight wins, splitting the regular season Big East title with West Virginia and Pittsburgh.

2011 Football preview – Week 8, Louisville

August 11, 2011 Wes Cheng

2010 marked a return to relevance for the Louisville Cardinals after three straight disappointing seasons. The departure of Steve Kragthorpe and the arrival of Charlie Strong helped the Cardinals to a 7-6 record and a 31-28 win over Southern Miss in the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl.

2011 Football preview – Week 7, West Virginia

August 8, 2011 Jeff Irvine

West Virginia enters 2011 as the heavy pre-season favorite to win the Big East Championship. The Mountaineers won a share of the title last year, but, following three straight 9-4 campaigns, the glory of three 11-win seasons from 2005-2007 seems a distant memory.

Q&A with former SU football coach Paul Pasqualoni

August 5, 2011 The Juice

Paul Pasqualoni needs no introduction to Syracuse football fans. Pasqualoni concluded his 14-year tenure at Syracuse as the Orange’s second-winningest coach with 107 victories. Following his time with Syracuse, Pasqualoni coached with the Miami Dolphins and Dallas Cowboys before returning to the Big East as the head coach of Connecticut. He recently spoke with The Juice Online’s Brad Bierman during Big East media day.

2011 Football preview – Week 6, Tulane

August 4, 2011 Brad Bierman

After a 12 year absence, Syracuse renews its rivalry with fellow private university foe Tulane at the site of this year’s BCS national championship game and NCAA Final Four, the Louisiana Superdome. This is Green Wave head coach Bob Toledo’s fifth year after taking a four season break from coaching (he led UCLA to the 1999 Rose Bowl), and although he increased the win total to four in 2010, he’s only won 13 games overall.

Marrone calls incidents over past weekend ‘distractions’

August 3, 2011 Wes Cheng

Syracuse coach Doug Marrone addressed two separate incidents that occurred over the weekend involving running back Prince Tyson-Gulley and wide receiver Marcus Sales during Big East media day on Tuesday.

Syracuse picked to finish fourth in Big East

August 3, 2011 Wes Cheng

Syracuse was picked to finish fourth in the Big East according to the Big East preseason poll, which was released Tuesday at the conference’s football media day.

Sights and sounds from the 2011 Big East football media day

August 2, 2011 Brad Bierman

For the seventh consecutive year, the Big East held its annual football media day about 40 minutes south of its relatively new downtown Providence headquarters in this seaside resort long home to old New England money and a city famous for its mansions, and the home of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

2011 Football preview – Week 5, Rutgers

August 1, 2011 Mike Chandler

The Scarlet Knights of Rutgers, coming off a transition year on offense that resulted in a 4-8 record (1-6 Big East), head right smack into another transition year. The defense returns only five starters from last season, and some of those five will be seeing time at new positions. On the other side of the ball, the offense returns 10 starters, but they’re a young group who must adapt to new offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti and his pro-style offense.

2011 Football preview – Week 4, Toledo

July 28, 2011 Mike Chandler

2010 was a big step in the right direction for the Toledo Rockets. Following years of sanctions and poor play, the team returned to postseason play with an 8-4 regular season record (7-1 MAC) that earned them a spot in the Little Caesar’s Pizza (Motor City) Bowl. The Rockets were led by a ball-hawking defense that finished eighth in the FBS with 20 interceptions and a balanced offense that gained over 2000 yards both passing and rushing.