Big East Roundup - Week 7 Standings & More

Big East conference roundup, standings, player and game of the week

Click on each team for game recaps, thoughts, schedules and more and scroll down for the games, results, players of the week and the conference roundup.

Conference Roundups
- ACC | Big East | Big 12 | Big Ten | C-USA | Ind.
- MAC | M-West | Pac 10 | SEC | Sun Belt | WAC
 
Cincinnati | Connecticut | Louisville | Pittsburgh | Rutgers
South Florida | Syracuse | West Virginia 
- Week 1  | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6

Big East Game of the Week

Louisville 35 ... Memphis 28
Trent Guy returned a kickoff for a touchdown and caught a 43-yard touchdown pass, and Johnny Patrick returned a fumble 21 yards for the game-winning score and he blocked a field goal as Louisville finished with three returns for touchdowns. The Cardinals scored 28 points in the second quarter with Brandon Heath returned a blocked field goal 60 yards for a touchdown and Pete Nochta caught a 23-yard touchdown pass in the run. Memphis outgained the Cardinals 481 yards to 299 with Arkelon Hall running for a one-yard score, catching a one-yard touchdown pass, and throwing two third quarter touchdown passes.

Big East Player of the Week
Cincinnati QB Chazz Anderson completed 21-of-29 passes for 239 yards, and he ran for a score in the win over Rutgers.

Standings	Conference			Overall
	W-L	PF	PA	W-L	PF	PA	STK
Pitt	2-0	60	45	4-1	125	108	W4
W Virginia	2-0	41	23	4-2	133	88	W3
Connecticut	1-0	26	21	5-1	161	109	L1
Cincinnati	1-0	13	10	5-1	174	114	W4
USF	0-1	21	26	5-1	203	110	L1
Louisville	0-1	21	26	3-2	147	120	W1
Rutgers	0-2	27	37	1-5	105	128	L2
Syracuse	0-2	30	51	1-5	111	199	L2

Friday, October 10
8:00	Louisville 35 ... at Memphis 28 CFN Prediction: UL 34-24  UL -7 - Louisville gets 3 returns for scores

Saturday, October 11
12:00	at Cincinnati 13 ... Rutgers 10 CFN Prediction: UC 24-17  UC -9 - UC is ugly in win | Rutgers sputters
12:00	at West Virginia 17 ... Syracuse 6 CFN Prediction: WVU 34-17  WVU -23.5 -  SU stumbles | WVU misses White

Games of the Week
Aug. 30 - BGSU 27 - Pitt 17
Sep. 6 - USF 34 ... UCF 24 OT
Sep 13 - USF 37 - Kansas 34
Sep 20 - Col 17 - WVU 14 OT
Sep 27 - Con 26 - UL 21
Oct 4 - Pitt 26 - USF 21
0ct 11 -  UL 35 - Mem 28

Players of the Week
Aug. 30 - Pat White, WVU
Sep. 6 - Matt Grothe, USF
Sep 13 - Matt Grothe, USF
Sep 20 - Victor Anderson, UL
Sep. 27 - Donald Brown, Conn.
Oct 4 - LeSean McCoy, Pitt
0ct 11 - Chazz Anderson, Cin

Conference
Roundup

Cincinnati … 12 penalties, nine punts and 0-for-11 on third downs ... and a win?! Cincinnati is going to struggle with its consistency for the rest of the year, but as the Rutgers game showed, the defense can help pick up the slack when the offense is struggling to get going. The offensive line had its toughest game since the Oklahoma loss, struggling in pass and getting nothing for the running game. Even so, QB Chazz Anderson had a solid, efficient game. There's no beefing with a 5-1 start going into an off-week.  
Connecticut … Didn’t Play This Week
Louisville … The win over Memphis shouldn't overshadow the continued problems the offense is having with its consistency and production. Hunter Cantwell couldn't keep the chains moving, struggling mightily on third downs, while the running game wasn't used enough. Victor Anderson was excellent and Brock Bolen ran well, but there were only 30 carries. With Middle Tennessee up next, the team has one more warm up before the meat of the Big East schedule kicks in starting with South Florida. Cantwell has to be better, and has the Memphis game showed, Trent Guy needs the ball in his hands more in a variety of ways.
Pitt … Didn’t Play This Week.
Rutgers … The running game hasn't shown up so far this season, and it's obviously not going to be a factor all year long. It was nowhere to be found against Cincinnati, and Mike Teel and the passing game couldn't pick up the slack. It hasn't been able to get the job done all season long. Even at 1-5, the team has to try to make something positive happen quickly to turn things around. There are tough road games at Pitt and South Florida ahead, but there isn't any one game that's a sure-thing loss for a team whose last three losses have come by seven points or fewer.
South Florida … Didn’t Play This Week
Syracuse … Syracuse had a chance to beat West Virginia. It had several chances. But the offense couldn’t convert yards and drives into points, while the defense that had been so strong for the entire game missed on the one big play in the final minutes when Noel Devine tore off his big game-clinching touchdown run. Cameron Dantley will eventually be a strong playmaker, but he needs receiver help..
West Virginia… Fine, so West Virginia isn’t blowing anyone’s doors off, but it’s on a three-game winning streak and is 2-0 in the Big East going into a very winnable looking game against Auburn in two weeks. The hope is for Pat White to be healthy by then. Jarrett Brown is a talent, but he’s just not providing the spark the offense needs. Noel Devine made up for it with his big run in the end, and the defense did a great job, but the offense only gained 172 yards outside of Devine’s clinching scoring dash.