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I'll have a team-by-team spring recap in the coming days. In the meantime, here's a look at five things I expected to see this spring and how that eventually played out:

1. Tony Pike and Matt Grothe to look like superstars: As the only proven, no-doubt returning starting quarterbacks in the Big East, these two seniors should have had outstanding springs. And by all accounts, they did. Grothe seemed to master new South Florida offensive coordinator Mike Canales' system, cutting way down on his turnovers. And Pike picked up where he left off last season in what could be a more explosive Cincinnati offense.

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	Zach Frazer emerged as the Huskies' No. 1 quarterback this spring.

2. Zach Frazer winning the UConn job: With all due respect to Cody Endres, Frazer had a little stronger pedigree in high school and looked to me to have a little more talent. He also talked very confidently this winter about winning the job. Randy Edsall confirmed on Tuesday that Frazer had earned the No. 1 spot after spring drills, but Frazer had better keep playing well this summer if he wants to hold onto to the job.

3. West Virginia's defense dominating: With one of the stronger returning defensive corps in the Big East, the Mountaineers figured to overpower its offense at times this spring, especially against a young offensive line. Although the secondary sprung the occasional leak, the defensive front and linebackers were terrific most of the spring.

4. Some player attrition and movement at Syracuse: It happens all the time when a new coaching staff comes in, and it was no different for Doug Marrone and the Orange. Eight scholarship players have left the program this spring, though none figured to have a major impact. There also were some position changes, most notably with quarterbacks Andrew Robinson and Cody Catalina moving to tight end and former running back Doug Hogue switching to defense.

5. Line problems at Louisville: The Cardinals' O-line was shaky last year outside of Eric Wood and George Bussey, who both got drafted last weekend. The D-line lost most of its best players. So it was  little surprise that each side had its share of troubles during the spring. The defensive line was so thin that a 248-pound tight end (Rock Keys) was switched to tackle late in the practice period and played with the second team there in the spring game. Yet both defensive line units beat the more veteran O-line groups in that game. Louisville badly needs some incoming junior college players to be ready right away this summer.

6. Young receivers to emerge at Rutgers: I figured that at least one of the young Scarlet Knights wideouts, whether it was Eddie Poole, Keith Stroud, Marcus Cooper or someone else, would seize the opportunity for playing time with Kenny Britt and Tiquan Underwood departed. Instead, outside of veteran Tim Brown, injuries and poor performances left the receiver position as a major disappointment this spring for Greg Schiano.