Coaching news has dominated offseason talk in the Big East, with three of the league schools making changes at the top.

But let's not overlook the stability Connecticut and Rutgers have enjoyed. In fact, UConn's Randy Edsall and the Scarlet Knights' Greg Schiano are two of only 16 coaches in the FBS entering at least their 10th consecutive seasons at the same school.

Edsall started the same year as Oklahoma's Bob Stoops and Iowa's Kirk Ferentz. Only six current coaches -- with Joe Paterno obviously outranking them all -- have been at their schools longer than Edsall, who is in his 12th year.

Schiano is starting his 10th season at Rutgers, joining six other coaches beginning a double-digit reign this year.

The continuity at UConn, where Edsall began when the Huskies were still in the FCS, can be seen in his philosophy of redshirting as many freshmen as possible. Connecticut has now gotten to the point where it can reload as much as rebuild with young talent waiting in the wings.

Schiano, who has turned down overtures for other jobs including Michigan, wields as much power at his program as any coach in the Big East. In many ways he is Rutgers football, and his athletic director, Tim Pernetti, once played for him.

The recently-fired Jim Leavitt spent 13 years at South Florida. Whether Edsall and Schiano will be the exceptions to the rule when it comes to longevity remains to be seen. Pittsburgh is almost certainly Dave Wannstedt's last job, but will he want to continue doing it long after this, his sixth season? I can't ever see Bill Stewart leaving West Virginia to go to another job, but he just completed his second season and may eventually tire of the constant criticism. Doug Marrone is a Syracuse alumnus who doesn't seem interested in being anywhere else.

Change is a constant now in college football. Edsall and Schiano have been fixtures in the Big East, though their names continue to pop up for other coaching vacancies. Appreciate their longevity while it lasts, because that's becoming increasingly rare.