Alex Callos
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Alex Callos is the lead Big East writer. He graduated in 2007 from The Ohio State University with a degree in journalism and is also a featured columnist at Bleacher Report. Alex grew up in Cincinnati and is an avid Cincinnati sports fan.
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Big East Football: West Virginia and Clemson Set to Square off in Orange Bowl
The West Virginia Mountaineers are the fourth Big East team to take the field in a bowl game and will be looking to make the Big East an even 7-7 all-time in BCS Bowl Games. No. 23 West Virginia (9-3) will be taking on No. 15 Clemson (10-3) out of the ACC. The ACC is [...]
TweetBig East Football: Liberty Bowl Win Caps 10-Win Season
The Cincinnati Bearcats did something only four other teams in the history of the school have ever accomplished. That is win 10 games in a season. A 31-24 victory in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl over the Vanderbilt Commodores enabled them to do that. The group of seniors that will be graduating were able to accomplish [...]
TweetBig East Football: Cincinnati Set to Take on Vanderbilt in AutoZone Liberty Bowl
The Cincinnati Bearcats received great news on Thursday when it was announced that senior quarterback Zach Collaros was healthy enough to start and will take the field one final time on Saturday when the Bearcats take on the Vanderbilt Commodores. Collaros recovered very quickly from the broken ankle he suffered on November 12 against West [...]
TweetBig East Football: Rutgers Impressive in Pinstripe Bowl Victory
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights became the first team from the Big East to win a bowl game when they knocked off Iowa State at Yankee Stadium 20-13 in a defensive battle. Rutgers came into the game with one of the top defenses in the country and that unit did not disappoint. They had Iowa State [...]
TweetPinstripe Bowl: Rutgers Set to Take on Iowa State
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights will be the second team to represent the Big East in a bowl game when they take on Iowa State in the Pinstripe Bowl in Yankee Stadium. Rutgers will be looking to become the first Big East team to pick up a win after Louisville fell to North Carolina State in [...]
TweetBelk Bowl: Louisville Loss Doesn’t Dampen Successful Season
The Louisville Cardinals finished up their second season under head coach Charlie Strong with the exact same 7-6 record that they had in his first season. The difference however, is nobody expected this team to be as successful as they were. After starting the season very slow, the Cardinals won five of their final seven [...]
TweetBig East Football: Louisvile Set for Belk Bowl Against NC State
When the Louisville Cardinals take the field tomorrow night in Charlotte, North Carolina, they will be the first of five teams to represent the Big East in bowl games. The Cardinals (7-5) will be taking on the North Carolina State Wolfpack (7-5) in a Big East-ACC matchup. Both teams had very slow starts to the [...]
TweetBig East Football: A Look Back at the Past Year
The Big East has been through more as a conference in the past year than most other conferences go through in a decade. In the last 13 months, the Big East has had expansion, hiring and firing of coaches and more turmoil than a conference can handle. All-in-all, the league has added five teams and [...]
TweetBig East Football: Pitt Hires Paul Chryst as Head Coach
The coaching search ended rather quickly for the Pittsburgh Panthers, as they nabbed Wisconsin offensive coordinator Paul Chryst as their new head coach. The decision came after former head coach Todd Graham bolted for the Arizona St. job last week. Chryst is the fourth Pittsburgh coach in the last year and comes from a very [...]
TweetBig East Football: Motion to Dismiss West Virginia Lawsuit Denied
A judge in Mongolia Circuit Court has denied a motion by the Big East Conference to dismiss the lawsuit against them. The lawsuit would enable West Virginia to leave the conference immediately and if the lawsuit was dismissed, the Mountaineers would be forced to stay in the conference for the mandatory 27-month waiting period. As [...]
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