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BIG EAST
CORY MCCARTNEY
August 22, 2011
HOW THEY'LL FINISH
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August 22, 2011

Big East

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  CONFERENCE OVERALL
ATLANTIC W--L PCT. W--L PCT.
West Virginia 6--1 .857 10--2 .833
Pitt 6--1 .857 9--3 .750
South Florida 6--1 .857 9--3 .750
Syracuse 3--4 .429 7--5 .583
Cincinnati 3--4 .429 6--6 .500
Connecticut 2--5 .286 6--6 .500
Louisville 1--6 .143 4--8 .333
Rutgers 1--6 .143 4--8 .333

HOW THEY'LL FINISH

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Notables

Best offensive player

GENO SMITH QB, West Virginia, Junior

He threw for 2,763 yards and 24 TDs in his first year as a starter. Those numbers could explode in new coach Dana Holgorsen's Air Raid offense.

True freshman to watch

SAVON HUGGINS RB, Rutgers

The Knights' first No. 1--rated in-state product—he went to St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City—should bolster a ground game that ranked 110th nationally.

Coach on the rise

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