OK...The BCS bowl selection is fast approaching. Here are my picks:

BCS Championship: Ohio State vs. Florida
Rose Bowl: Michigan vs. Southern California
Orange Bowl: Wake Forest vs. Louisville
Sugar Bowl: LSU vs. Notre Dame
Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Boise State

The only change I might expect is if Louisville goes to the Sugar Bowl and Notre Dame goes to the Orange Bowl. Wisconsin might replace Notre Dame, but when you consider the money that comes along with Notre Dame, its not likely.

Good job, Dan Murray.

Nothing is more frustrating than when you team benefits from a big turnover and the next play you cough up the ball.

A few Big East coaches are being mentioned for vacancies around the country. West Virginia's Rich Rodriguez, Louisville's Bobby Petrino, Rutgers' Greg Schiano and South Florida's Jim Leavitt have their names tossed about regularly.

Rodriguez isn't going anywhere. He is from West Virginia, attended/played for West Virginia and has Steve Slaton and Patrick White for at least one more year.

Petrino is staying put, also. He probably has the deepest team in the conference and would be hard pressed to match the success he has had with the Cardinals elsewhere.

Schiano seems to be linked primarily to two jobs -- one that's open and one that isn't -- Miami and Penn State. Schiano would be foolish to take on the headache in Coral Gables. Sure, you get talented football players. But what else do you get with that? Penn State isn't even an option yet with Joe Pa still in place. But I do think Schiano's reputation, especially in the Northeast can help bring the Nittany Lions back to prominence.

Then there is Leavitt. He also is being mentioned for the Miami job and Alabama. He built the Bulls into a bowl team (two straight years) and is a rising power in the Sunshine State. Florida, Florida State and Miami have someone else to contend with. If Leavitt heads south to command the Hurricanes, he will take a step back, in my view.

So, don't expect any changes in the conference's coaching ranks aside from a replacement in Cincinnati and I anticipate Pitt dropping the axe on Dave Wannstedt.

Hernandez done.

Coach Randy Edsall told reporters today that sophomore quarterback D.J. Hernandez broke his left wrist and will miss the season finale at Louisville Saturday.

Hernandez was placed in a cast today, and will remain so until his wrist heals.

The Bearcats kicked a field goal with 10 seconds left to secure a 26-23 win over the Huskies in the season's final home game.

Cincinnati scored on a nine-yard pass, and with the PAT, have pulled even with UConn, 23-23. There is 2:19 left in the fourth quarter.

Bonislawski connected with Brad Kanuch on a 45-yard pass, putting the Huskies up 23-16. Tony Ciaravino missed the PAT.

Cincinnati booted a 42-yard field goal to cut the UConn lead to one, 17-16, with 9:12 left in regulation.

The Bearcats respond to the previous Husky's touchdown with a 28-yard field goal, making the score 171-13 in favor of UConn.

The Huskies regained the lead, 17-10, thanks to UConn taken advantage of a pass interference penalty.
Immediately following the penalty, Terry Caulley ran 12 yards for the first down. Brad Kanuch made a 25-yard reception and Donald Brown broke a 20-yard run, putting the Huskies deep in the red zone.
Two plays later, quarterback Matt Bonislawski connected with Anthony Barksdale for an eight-yard score.

Thanks to poor pass coverage and an unnecessary roughness penalty, Cincinnati was able to pull even with UConn, 10-10, early in the third quarter.

Donald Brown scored on the Huskies' first drive and Matt Nuzie hit a 45-yard field goal to put UConn on top of Cincinnati, 10-3, at halftime.

Matt Nuzie, playing in his final home game, hit a 45-yard field goal to push the Huskies' lead back to seven, 10-3.

The Bearcats drove 82 yards and kicked a field goal to pull with four, 7-3, early in the second quarter.

The Huskies have taken advantage of Brown's touchdown and lead Cincy after a quarter, 7-0.

Brown delivers.

Donald Brown broke a 35-yard run on the game's first play from scrimmage and later scored on a 14-yard run to give the Huskies an early 7-0 lead over the Bearcats.

One last time, for the seniors.

Today the 22 gradutating seniors of the UConn football team will have their final home contest of their collegiate careers.

Expect the Huskies to come out fired up -- with or without a big crowd. Now the question is whether today's significance translates on the field against Cincinnati.

It's a weird feeling when you can see the end of the season not too far in front of you. I mean, it's come quickly and in its own weird way, unexpectedly. August seems like it was yesterday.

Back in July I met the team's co-captains for the first time. Saturday will be the end of the road for them. Jahi Smith hasn't played all year, but is still very much part of the team. Allan Barnes has had a quiet year off the bench, but stepped in when he was needed most despite being banged up most of the time. Rhema Fuller is something else. He impresses me each time I speak with him and its hard to imagine whjat next year will be like without someone who is as well-spoken, intelligent and up front leader. Then there is Terry Caulley. The man has been to Hell and back with injuries. Yet, he fights to have one more play as if his life depended upon it. Even after losing hie starting job, he never complained.

I wonder...who will be next year's captains? I have some ideas, but past incidents make it hard for them to follow in the shadow of this season's co-captains, especially Fuller and Caulley.

My picks: Dan Davis, Danny Lansanah and Larry Taylor. My darkhorse is Tyvon Branch. Branch has really shown signs of growth this season.

We'll just have to wait and see who coach Randy Edsall selects.

Good to know the ESPN announcers have already discounted the Huskies. As UConn marched towards its first score, the announcers discussed how UConn and Syracuse were the bottom two teams in the Big East and are only playing for next season, trying to improve upon recruiting.

What a great play by both D.J. Hernandez and Larry Taylor!!!

Hernandez took a licking but was able to get off a pass caught by Taylor with a defender covering him tightly.

It looks like the Huskies are about to score...although I don't like the play calling (Allen run instead of Brown, QB waggle).