July 18, 2007
Four Contenders and No Title Game Bolster Big East
By PETE THAMEL
NEWPORT, R.I., July 17 â?? In a turnaround as swift as it has been stunning, the Big East Conference has transformed from a college football punch line into a national power in the past two years.
The Big East will start the season with at least three teams ranked in the top 25, and it boasts four Heisman Trophy contenders in Rutgersâ?? Ray Rice, Louisvilleâ??s Brian Brohm and West Virginiaâ??s Steve Slaton and Pat White. The league went 5-0 in bowl games last year, prompting Mike Tranghese, the Big East commissioner, to ponder something that was unfathomable two years ago.
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