Track. Track and Field Sending 11 to NCAA Preliminary Round

Source: Cincinnati Official Site

Eleven University of Cincinnati track and field student-athletes will compete in the 2013 NCAA East Preliminary Round, hosted by North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, N.C., May 23-25.

Most important game: Memphis Tigers

Source: Big East Football Blog

Our series continues today with a conference newcomer, Memphis. To see previous entries, click here. Memphis Most important game: Oct. 12 at Houston Why: Second-year coach Justin Fuente has his Memphis squad feeling a little confident after finishing the 2012 season on a three-game winning streak. Regardless of the competition, that is a good sign for a program that won just five total games in its three previous seasons. Now comes a step up in competition, one that may be a bit premature for a program that is still developing.

Football Schedule First Look; Southern Methodist Mustangs

Source: Down The Drive by Matt Opper

The Basics Name Southern Methodist University Location University Park, TX Head Coach June Jones Career Record 107-75 2012 Record 7-6 2012 In Four Sentences Or less

No team on the Bearcats 2013 had a more eventful year than the SMU Mustangs. The season opener saw Nick Florence and Baylor pick up at the same level that RGIII left off, the third game saw the launching point of the Johnny Football.

Season Review: JaQuon Parker

Source: Bearcats Blog

The season review series kicks into the final four players remaining. Today we are going to cover one of the senior leaders of the team, one of the leading scorers on the team, one of the leading rebounders on the team, JaQuon Parker. To catch up on the previous installments of the Season Review series, simply click on the players name and read away.

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Q&A with commissioner Mike Aresco

Source: Big East Football Blog

The American Athletic Conference wrapped up its first spring meetings Wednesday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. The three-day session also marked Mike Aresco's first spring meetings as the conference's commissioner. Aresco chatted with ESPN.com by phone Wednesday afternoon following the meetings. Here is that conversation. How would you characterize the tone of the meetings? Mike Aresco: I don't think there's any question: Upbeat and optimistic. Upbeat and optimistic.

Bridgewater stiff-arms Heisman campaign

Source: Big East Football Blog

Teddy Bridgewater joined Twitter on Monday. So you cannot say that he is completely shying away from the spotlight that will accompany him this fall. But the Louisville quarterback is doing what he can to minimize the individual attention that is expected to follow him during a 2013 season which will likely begin with the Cardinals in the top 10. Bridgewater has requested that his school not start a Heisman Trophy campaign for him this season, asking head coach Charlie Strong and offensive coordinator Shawn Watson for any publicity to include the team as a whole, WDRB's Eric Crawford reported this week.

2013-14 bowl schedule released

Source: Big East Football Blog

The Football Bowl Association released the dates, times and television stations for each bowl game this upcoming season. Three will be played on the same day, with the Pinstripe, Belk and Russell Athletic Bowls all kicking off on Dec. 28. Here is the full lineup of when and where the bowls with Big East affiliations will air. Beef O'Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg (vs. C-USA): Mon. Dec. 23, 2 p.m. ET at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. (ESPN) New Era Pinstripe Bowl (vs.

Big East lunchtime links

Source: Big East Football Blog

Tony Allen for best actor. Miss any of our 100-days-to-kickoff content? Mark Schlabach says the season can't get here soon enough. ESPN Stats and Info provides 100 numbers to know entering the season. You can re-live our chat here. Rutgers didn't care about making history when it hired Julie Hermann as its new AD, Tom Luicci writes in the (Newark) Star-Ledger. The Orlando Sentinel's Paul Tenorio talks with USF coach Willie Taggart at the spring meetings.

Q&A: New Rutgers AD Julie Hermann

Source: Big East Football Blog

Needing to clean up the mess left behind by the abuse scandal involving basketball coach Mike Rice, Rutgers made a bold move. The school hired Julie Hermann as its new athletic director, making her just the third active woman AD at a major-conference school. In 2014, Hermann will become just the second woman athletic director in Big Ten history, following Michigan State's Merrily Dean Baker (1992-95). Hermann has impeccable credentials, having served as the No.

Hope springs in the Big East

Source: Big East Football Blog

This fall will mark the final college football season that concludes with a BCS title game. The era has had its ups and downs for all, so here we will take a look at the best and worst of the past 15 years in the Big East: BEST 1. BCS bowl performances: For all of the heat that this conference gets, it will likely exit the BCS era with no worse than a .500 record in BCS bowls. The Big East is 8-7 in BCS bowls during the past 15 years, winning its past two (Louisville over Florida in the 2013 Sugar, West Virginia over Clemson in the 2012 Orange.

Art Kaufman and The Texas Tech Defense: Act 1 Baylor

Source: Down The Drive by Matt Opper

While the offense is still a bit of a guessing game. After all there is only so much that can be inferred from starting deep into the coaching histories of those involved. Spring practice shed lights on some pieces of the puzzle, but the picture is still out of focus. Doubly so because there will be quite an adjustment period finding the sweet spot in the venn diagram of "things our players are good at" and "things we want to do." To those outside the immediate confines of the program the answer to the latter is a riddle, the former a bit mysterious.

However there is much less guessing on the defensive side of the ball. Art Kauffman has called plays before, unlike Eddie Gran. The defensive staff, with the exception of secondary

The Four 3 Pointers by Titus Rubles

Source: Bearcats Blog

On Tuesday I wrote a season review about Titus Rubles. In that post, I noted what everyone already know, that Rubles made just 4 three pointers this season. There could easily be a post about the 43 or 44 three point attempts that Titus attempted, but this post is about the 4 that he made. How did such a bad 3 point shooter only make four? Or you could say how could such a decent shooter, around 41% on 2 pointers, be such a terrible 3 point shooter? A lot of that is because of his shooting form. Some of that is because of his range. There is something similar that I noticed about all 4 of these makes that you can't say about all

The Four 3 Pointers of Titus Rubles

Source: Bearcats Blog

On Tuesday I wrote a season review about Titus Rubles. In that post, I noted what everyone already know, that Rubles made just 4 three pointers this season. There could easily be a post about the 43 or 44 three point attempts that Titus attempted, but this post is about the 4 that he made. How did such a bad 3 point shooter only make four? Or you could say how could such a decent shooter, around 41% on 2 pointers, be such a terrible 3 point shooter? A lot of that is because of his shooting form. Some of that is because of his range. There is something similar that I noticed about all 4 of these makes that you can't say about all

Jake Golic Coming to Cincinnati

Source: Bearcats Blog

Jake Golic is the son of Mike Golic. Like his father, Jake played at Notre Dame. Unlike his father, Jake is not going to play at Notre Dame his whole college career. His father announced it on his radio show today, but Jake also tweeted the news that he is transferring to Cincinnati.

That screen cap is from the linked ESPN piece.

Jake is able to play at Cincinnati right away, as he has already graduated. Golic participated in 5 games at ND, 3 of them in 2010 and 2 of them last year. He had no stats as a member of the Fighting Irish.

Jake Golic is listed as a tight end. Will he be

W. Basketball. Women's Basketball Camps Approaching

Source: Cincinnati Official Site

CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati women's basketball camps presented by head coach Jamelle Elliott are quickly approaching. Three different camps will all take place in June with spots still open for each.

Most important game: Louisville

Source: Big East Football Blog

Our series continues today with the conference favorite, Louisville. To see previous entries, click here. Louisville Most important game: Dec. 5 at Cincinnati Why: Mark Stoops has been a hit in Lexington, Ky., since taking over the Wildcats program. But if we learned anything from last year's season-opener — in which Teddy Bridgewater completed 19 of 21 passes — it's that the Cardinals still have much more talent, especially since they bring back a majority of their playmakers from last year's Sugar Bowl-winning squad.

Season Review: Titus Rubles

Source: Bearcats Blog

The season review series is rounding towards the end. Only a handful of players are left to review. The next 4 days will have 4 player reviews. After taking a day off for Memorial day, there will be the final player review and a review of Mick Cronin. That will be the end of the reviews. A new series will start in June. Hooray new series. Hooray current series. I can feel the excitement in the air. Before we cover Titus Rubles, let's run through the players previously reviewed if you are new to the site.

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Jake Golic heading to Cincinnati

Source: Big East Football Blog

Former Notre Dame tight end Jake Golic is heading to Cincinnati to play his fifth year of college ball, his father, Mike, announced Tuesday morning on his radio show, "Mike & Mike in the Morning." Jake Golic has an industrial design degree from Notre Dame and will be eligible to play for the Bearcats right away. The West Hartford, Conn., native appeared in five games during his Irish career. His brother, Mike Jr., was the team's starting right guard this past fall.

Track. Portis and Somerville Offer Words of Gratitude at Cross Country/Track and Field Banquet

Source: Cincinnati Official Site

The University of Cincinnati cross country and track and field teams celebrated their 16th annual awards banquet Sunday afternoon inside of Fifth Third Arena. Seniors Shanay Portis and Terrence Somerville spoke to the crowd of 158 as sixteen awards were handed out Sunday.

Cross Country. Portis and Somerville Offer Words of Gratitude at Cross Country/Track and Field Banquet

Source: Cincinnati Official Site

The University of Cincinnati cross country and track and field teams celebrated their 16th annual awards banquet Sunday afternoon inside of Fifth Third Arena. Seniors Shanay Portis and Terrence Somerville spoke to the crowd of 158 as sixteen awards were handed out Sunday.

Big East lunchtime links

Source: Big East Football Blog

Welcome to Twitter, Teddy. Colleague Ted Miller says that college football spring prognosticators turn into fun fodder. Former Oklahoma State quarterback Wes Lunt has not visited Louisville yet, but is sincerely considering Illinois, colleague Joe Schad reports. Schad also reports that former Penn State quarterback Steven Bench's options are USF and Mississippi State. The AAC has a plan for an exit fee distribution, Greg Auman writes in the Tampa Bay Times.

Live chat: 100 days until kickoff

Source: Big East Football Blog

We're 100 days away from the start of the college football season, so what better time to check in with our conference bloggers on the state of their teams heading into the summer? Join us at 1 p.m. ET as we go conference-by-conference taking your questions until 3 p.m. See you there.

Mike Golic’s son transferring from Notre Dame to UC

Source: Cincinnati.com by Tom Groeschen

Former Notre Dame tight end Jake Golic will transfer to the UC football team, Golic’s father Mike announced today on his ESPN radio show “Mike and Mike.” Jake Golic will be a fifth-year senior and can play right away at UC. Golic has graduated from Notre Dame (industrial design) and will play at UC as a ...

100-day checklist: Big East

Source: Big East Football Blog

We have officially reached the 100-day mark until the college football regular season kicks off. There is still plenty of business to tend to until then -- much of which is being discussed this week at the Big East's spring meetings in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. -- so here is a checklist of five things that the conference needs to accomplish between now and Aug. 29, when three league teams (UConn, Rutgers and UCF) will be among the 34 to start their 2013 campaigns before everyone else.

Most important game: Houston

Source: Big East Football Blog

We kicked off our series on Friday with Cincinnati. We continue today, in alphabetical order, with conference newcomer Houston. Houston Most important game: Oct. 26 at Rutgers Why: There are a number of possible choices for the Cougars as they enter their first year in the Big East. Their Nov. 9 contest at UCF and their regular-season finale against SMU certainly jump out. So, too, do their Nov. 16 and Nov. 23 games at Louisville and against Cincinnati, respectively, as both teams are among the conference's recent heavyweights.

Big East lunchtime links

Source: Big East Football Blog

Geez. Oklahoma State has a number of restrictions on transferring quarterback Wes Lunt, but Louisville isn't one of them, our Joe Schad writes. CBSSports.com's Rob Rang has Teddy Bridgewater at No. 3 and Rutgers receiver Brandon Coleman at No. 25 on his 2014 draft big board. USA Today's Paul Myerberg previews Memphis, his 116th-best team for 2013. AthlonSports Braden Gall counts down the top 50 receivers of the BCS era, with the top spot going to a guy who made his name in the Big East: Pitt's Larry Fitzgerald.

Previewing spring meetings

Source: Big East Football Blog

The former Big East/soon-to-be American Athletic Conference will hold its annual spring meetings today through Wednesday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. There is no shortage of items on the agenda for a conference with a new look and a new name. Here are a few topics likely to be addressed this week: Finances: Who deserves what, when? The conference stands to make more than $100 million in exit fees, entrance fees and other revenues. Do the three longest-tenured members -- Cincinnati, UConn and USF -- deserve a bigger share of the pie since they have taken the biggest hit recently?

Baseball. Baseball Closes Season with 11-5 Win Over Notre Dame

Source: Cincinnati Official Site

Ian Happ (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon) went 3-for-3 with a two-run home run and two RBIs and starting right hander Mitch Patishall (4-4) (Pendleton, Ind/Pendleton Heights) tossed 6.0 innings and allowed two earned runs to earn to win as the University of Cincinnati baseball team closed its season with an 11-5 win over Notre Dame Saturday at Marge Schott Stadium.

UC Duo Earns Historic Victory at the 75th Annual Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta

Source: The News Record

University of Cincinnati rowing club members Sophie Kinkle and Kristi Young earned UC’s first gold medal at the prestigious 75th annual Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta in more than 20 years, with a first pl

M. Golf. Tepe Ends NCAA Championship with 79

Source: Cincinnati Official Site

UC senior David Tepe completed play in the NCAA Golf Championship on Saturday with a final-round 8-over par 79 to finish in 74th place at 82+78+79=239 at the Ohio State University Golf Club in Columbus, Ohio.

M. Golf. Tepe Ends NCAA Championship; College Career with 79

Source: Cincinnati Official Site

UC senior David Tepe completed play in the NCAA Golf Championship on Saturday with a final-round 8-over par 79 to finish in 74th place at 82+78+79=239 at the Ohio State University Golf Club in Columbus, Ohio.

Baseball. Baseball Drops 9-1 Game To Notre Dame Friday

Source: Cincinnati Official Site

The University of Cincinnati baseball team tallied 10 hits but stranded 12 runners on base in a 9-1 loss to Notre Dame, Friday in BIG EAST Conference action inside Marge Schott Stadium.

M. Golf. Tepe Earns 78 on Second Day of NCAA Championships

Source: Cincinnati Official Site

UC senior David Tepe registered a 7-over par 78 Friday in the second round of the NCAA Men's Golf Championships at the Ohio State University Golf Club in Columbus, Ohio.

Swimming & Diving. UC's Amanda Hardewig Named To NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

Source: Cincinnati Official Site

University of Cincinnati women's swimming and diving student-athlete Amanda Hardewig has accepted a position to serve as the American Athletic Conference liaison for the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

Poll: Big East's most improved player?

Source: Big East Football Blog

Poll week is all but wrapped up. For our final query, we're looking to see which player you think will make the biggest jump in the Big East this season. Thursday brought us our closest poll, with Houston and USF neck-and-neck as potential darkhorse candidates in the conference this season. I'd expect similar results from today's poll, as the eventual answers always end up as surprises. Here is who we list as potential guys to take the next step.

Lance Stephenson Tries to Dunk On Tyson Chandler

Source: Bearcats Blog

Lance Stephenson was the last Bearcat drafted into the NBA. He's been the only 1 and done of the Mick Cronin era so far. He was the only Bearcat to win an individual award while UC was in the Big East. Stephenson was the Big East Rookie of the Year in 2010. Lance didn't have an incredible year at UC, nor did he have much early NBA success. He barely played his rookie year. He was a spot guy in the rotation last year. This season though, Stephenson has broken out. He started 72 games. He's started every playoff game. He averaged 8.8, 3.4 and 2.4 for the regular season. When you watch Indiana in the playoffs, Lance is a guy that stands out because of his play.

Last night, Indiana tried to put away the New York Knicks in game 5

Big East lunchtime links

Source: Big East Football Blog

Spurs, Patriots. Tomato, tomahto. The Cincinnati Enquirer's Tom Groeschen looks at key Bearcats dates this summer. Louisville is No. 10 in Athlon Sports' countdown of the top 25 teams. The gang debates if the Cardinals can run the table. UCF's secondary will be tested early in the season, Paul Tenorio writes in the Orlando Sentinel. UConn coach Paul Pasqualoni talks strength and conditioning with the Hartford Courant's Desmond Conner. Former Penn State quarterback Steven Bench was impressed by the buzz during his USF visit, Greg Auman writes in the Tampa Bay Times.

Cleary Fired As UC Baseball Coach

Source: Down The Drive by Jeff Gentil

17 seasons was enough for Whit Babcock. In all honesty, it was probably seven or ten years too late. When you're nearly 100 games below the .500 mark in your tenure, something is not working. To be exact, Cleary is 435-528 in his 17 seasons at the helm of the UC baseball program.

College baseball seems to fall through the cracks especially around here. The Reds are the main focus, so UC baseball gets pushed to the back burner. It's not that the program hasn't had any success because it has. There are a number of former Bearcats in the Major Leagues right now and have had fine careers. But, no one has the passion about UC baseball as they do about basketball and football obviously. And that's not a reflection on

Most important game: Cincinnati

Source: Big East Football Blog

One play at a time, one game at a time … yada, yada, yada. We're out with the clichés and straight to the point in the blog, as evidenced by our "most important game" series. Starting today we'll take a look at one game from each of the 10 Big East teams' schedules and explain why it stands out above the other 11. We'll kick things off today with Cincinnati. Cincinnati Most important game: Dec. 5 vs. Louisville Why: The Tommy Tuberville era at Cincinnati opens with a pair of Big Ten games.

Baseball. Baseball Posts 9-5 Win Over Notre Dame In Series Opener

Source: Cincinnati Official Site

Ryan Quinn went 4-for-4 and Justin Glass went 4-for-5 in a 9-5 win for the University of Cincinnati baseball team over Notre Dame Thursday, in BIG EAST Conference action at Marge Schott Stadium.

Baseball. Baseball Posts 9-5 Win Over Notre Dame In Season Opener

Source: Cincinnati Official Site

Ryan Quinn went 4-for-4 and Justin Glass went 4-for-5 in a 9-5 win for the University of Cincinnati baseball team over Notre Dame Thursday, in BIG EAST Conference action at Marge Schott Stadium.

UC Relieves Brian Cleary of Duties After 17 Seasons

Source: The News Record

Brian Cleary, the University of Cincinnati’s head baseball coach for the past 17 years, has been relieved of his duties.

Inside the Bearcats podcast: Dehner Jr., Koch talk UC

Source: Cincinnati.com by Nick Hurm

Bill Koch joins Enquirer contributor and GoBearcats.com’s Paul Dehner Jr. to discuss Koch’s five-part series on UC’s past, present and future issues in finding a conference. As Dehner says, “Of course, the conversation tangents to cookies, golden quote nuggets and spurned girlfriends, but was as informative as any podcast you will hear anywhere in covering ...

M. Golf. Tepe Posts an 82 to open the NCAA Golf Championship

Source: Cincinnati Official Site

UC senior David Tepe (Liberty Township, Ohio) posted an 11-over par 82 in first-round play of the NCAA Men's Golf Championships on Thursday at the Ohio State University Golf Club in Columbus, Ohio.

Baseball. Baseball Coach Brian Cleary Relieved Of Duties

Source: Cincinnati Official Site

Brian Cleary has been relieved of his duties as the head baseball coach at the University of Cincinnati, director of athletics Whit Babcock announced Thursday.

UC fires baseball coach

Source: Cincinnati.com by Bill Koch

Brian Cleary has been relieved of his duties as the head baseball coach at the University of Cincinnati, director of athletics Whit Babcock announced Thursday. A national search for a successor will begin immediately.  Cleary will coach the team this weekend as the Bearcats close out the 2013 season against Notre Dame at Marge Schott ...

Yawin Smallwood among Kiper's top ILBs

Source: Big East Football Blog

Another day, another look at position groups for next year's draft. Mel Kiper Jr.'s lists Thursday take a look at inside linebackers , outside linebackers and tight ends . UConn's Yawin Smallwood is the only Big East player to make any of the top-five (or next-man-up) lists, as he comes in at No. 3 among inside linebackers. The Huskies had four defensive players get drafted last month. Kiper says he can see three of them starting NFL games early in their rookie years.

Cinicinnati's Athletic Department Has Room To Grow

Source: Down The Drive by Matt Opper

Over the last four years the tables have turned. UC is within shouting distance of breaking even with the department. But there is still something off, the sources of where the Bearcats get their funds is troubling, to wit. Published below are the Bearcats revenues from 2005 and 2012.

One problem is that the share of revenue derived from ticket sales has not really changed in 8 years, despite the total ticket sales more than doubling over that period*. But its not just the

Poll: League darkhorse

Source: Big East Football Blog

Teddy Bridgewater. Other. Tommy Tuberville. Got it. Now it is time to tell me who you think is the league darkhorse this season. Louisville is the clear favorite after winning the Big East last season and appearing in most post-spring top-10 polls nationally. Rutgers won a share of the league title last season. Cincinnati did, too, and has won four of the past five, while UCF is widely considered the most ready-made team making the jump from Conference USA.

Rutgers 2014 Big Ten schedule released

Source: Big East Football Blog

Rutgers' initiation into the Big Ten will begin with games against Penn State, Michigan, Ohio State, Nebraska and Wisconsin -- in that order. The Big Ten announced the 2014 schedule Thursday, and the Scarlet Knights will jump right into the swing of things against the powerhouses of their new conference. Rutgers' first Big Ten game will be against former Eastern rival and new East division rival Penn State, on Sept. 13, 2014 at High Point Solutions Stadium.