Two young programs meet for spot atop the Big East

[ThomasTomasz]

STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- It's for first place in the Big East. It's on network television. It's Connecticut and South Florida?

Less than a decade after both teams left Division I-AA for the big time, the Huskies and the Bulls face off Saturday in East Hartford, Conn., with a lot on the line.

South Florida hopes to bounce back from its first loss of the season, 30-27 to Rutgers and return to the top 10, while a win for the Huskies would almost certainly earn them their first Top 25 ranking.

UConn (6-1, 2-0) stands alone in first place in the Big East, but will be the underdog against the No. 11 Bulls (6-1, 1-1), who still hope for a shot at the national title this year.

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[Whit Prowdy]

UConn is going to fall and fall HARD. And not in this game, but down the line as well. Their first 5 games were against nobody opponents. And the squeaked by Louisville on a bad no-call. South Florida...West Virginia...Cincinnati...these guys will sober the Huskies right up.