Cincy Holds On, West Virginia to a BCS Bowl

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     UCONN trailed 28-6 going in to halftime, and fought back to make it a one possession game with over four minutes remaining.  They could not stop Cincy with a little over two minutes left on 3rd and 2, and Cincinnati was able to convert and hold on for the win.  UCONN outscored Cincy 21-7 in the second half.
     UCONN was playing to be bowl eligible with a win, and Cincy was playing to create a 3 way tie for the Big East title with Louisville and West Virginia.  Cincy successfully does so and with the tiebreaker rules, West Virginia will receive the automatic BCS Bowl bid.  UCONN ends a disappointing season, the first under new head coach Paul Pasqualoni, with a 5-7 record.

Last Years Big East Champs, Decides This Years Champs

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Last year UCONN won the Big East championship in the last game of the regular season on a 52 yard field goal and made it to their first BCS Bowl game.  This year, they play a role in the last day of the regular season as well.  They play Cincinnati on Saturday, and with a UCONN win, Louisville and West Virginia will remain tied for the division and the tiebreaker will go to Louisville after Louisville beat West Virginia 38-35.  If UCONN loses, then Cincy will make it a three way tie at the top of the division. In the event of a three way tie, the team with the best BCS rank gets the bid, and that will most likely be West Virgina.  West Virginia needed every second in Thursday nights game to beat USF with a last second field goal (almost the exact situation as UCONN's win last year in South Florida, except UCONN left a few seconds on the clock after the kick.)  We will find out on Saturday how the division will play out as UCONN plays in Cincinnati at noon.

UPDATE: UCONN gives Cincy two turnovers for TDs to start the game, Cincy leads at halftime 28-6