Rey Maualuga, the linebacker from USC, looks like he may be the man next year.  For those of you who are unfamiliar, just take a look at the hit he made on Juice Williams last year in the Rose Bowl.

Which of the high profile I-AA quarterbacks (Perrilloux, Rhett Bomar, formerly of Oklahoma, and Bobby Reid, formerly of Oklahoma State) will emerge next year?

Reid is playing for Texas Southern, which did not win a game last year and Bomar had a relatively disappointing season for Sam Houston, so Perrilloux should emerge, almost by default.  Once the No. 1 quarterback recruit in the country, the embattled quarterback should pick apart the lesser competition as long as he has a little protection and decent enough receivers.

Perrilloux has done his work to recruit fellow former high school phenom Fred Rouse to play with him at Jacksonville State University.  Who knows, if things go well, we may end up seeing RP play on Sundays.  Then again, he may not even make it to JSU in the first place.

Does the Big East have any title contenders outside of West Virginia?

South Florida looks like the certain No. 2 team in the Big East.  Phil Steele even has USF as a top-10 team in the country.  Beyond the Bulls, it’s anyone’s guess which team will emerge as a Big East contender.  Pittsburgh has some hype built up after returning so many starters on both sides of the ball, but they still don’t have a proven quarterback.  Likewise, UConn has plenty of returning starters.

Mel Kiper Jr. says that Louisville quarterback Hunter Cantwell is the best in his class, but do the Cardinals have any semblance of a defense?  How does Rutgers replace Ray Rice?  There are too many questions for the Big East, but it doesn’t look like there’s much separation between No. 3 and No. 8.

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