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Not getting drafted doesn't necessarily mean the end of one's football career. Once the draft finishes, there's a scramble for players and teams to sign free-agent deals. Here's a list, compiled from various media and team reports, of undrafted Big East players who have signed with NFL teams (list will be updated as new information rolls in):

Cincinnati

Jeff Linkenbach, OT, Indianapolis

Aaron Webster, S, Houston

Mike Windt, LS, Cincinnati

Connecticut

Lindsey Witten, DE, Pittsburgh

Louisville

Joe Tronzo, FB, Cincinnati

Scott Long, WR, San Francisco

UPDATE: Trent Guy, WR, Oakland

Pittsburgh

Bill Stull, QB, Kansas City

John Malecki, OG, Tennessee

Mick Williams, DT, New York Jets

Aaron Berry, CB, Detroit

Rutgers

Kevin Haslam, OT, Jacksonville

Jack Corcoran, FB, Houston

UPDATE: Tim Brown, WR, New York Giants

South Florida

Kion Wilson, LB, San Diego

Delbert Alvarado, K, Dallas

West Virginia

Jarrett Brown, QB, San Francisco

Alric Arnett, WR, Denver

Offensive players had their turn at the all-important NFL combine over the weekend. Defensive players get started today in Indianapolis. Here's a look at how some of the Big East's offensive invitees performed:

Offensive line: The guy with the most eyeballs on him was Rutgers tackle Anthony Davis, who has been projected as potential top 5 pick. There was good and bad in Davis' performance. His 5.38 time in the 40-yard dash was disappointing, and his 21 reps on the 225-pound bench press was pedestrian. But he showed off a 33-foot vertical leap, fourth best among all offensive linemen, proving his athleticism.

Tight ends: Pitt's Dorin Dickerson turned in an eye-popping 4.40 in the 40. Of course, Big East fans are well aware of Dickerson's top-end speed and athleticism. The question for him remains whether he'll be big enough to be a blocking tight end.

Teammate Nate Byham served that role for the Panthers, and while he posted just a 5.09 time in the 40, his best trait is his physicality in the run game.

Quarterbacks: Some of the bigger-name quarterback prospects didn't throw this weekend, but Cincinnati's Tony Pike and West Virginia's Jarrett Brown did. Here is what Scouts Inc. analyst Todd McShay had to say about them:

"Pike is the third quarterback in the class to adjust his delivery and Pike showed a release that got the ball out of his hand more quickly. He was a little inconsistent with his accuracy, but there is surely an adjustment period after tweaking his delivery and the long-term benefits should outweigh the short-term inconsistency."

"[Brown's] 4.54 in the 40 was best among quarterbacks and he posted a 34.4 vertical jump, showing that he also has the athleticism to move to another position if necessary."

Here is ESPN.com's John Clayton's take:

"The highlight of the day was watching the 6-6 Pike go against the 6-3 [Zac] Robinson. Each has a tight overhand delivery in which the ball zips from the right of his ear and moves with velocity. Even though Pike will probably go ahead of Robinson, I thought Robinson won the day. His passes on comeback routes were crisp and he surprised many by throwing a better 35-yard post corner route than Pike. For whatever reason, I thought Pike's balls wobbled a little too much when he threw outside the numbers."

Receivers: UConn's Marcus Easley ran a 4.46 in the 40, seventh best among wideouts and tops among Big East receivers.

"Easley showed good explosiveness with a 10-3 broad jump and there is a lot to like about the way he tracks deep passes," McShay writes. "Easley is a former walk-on with limited game experience, but he clearly has the raw tools to warrant midround consideration as a developmental project."

Louisville's Scott Long ran a 4.46 and South Florida's Carlton Mitchell posted a 4.49. Both measured in at 6-foot-2 and helped themselves by showing a combination of size and speed. Long also had the best vertical jump among receivers at 41.5 inches and topped all wideouts in the 3-cone drill and 60-yard shuttle.

West Virginia's Alric Arnett finishing third in the receiving group with a 40-inch vertical. Cincinnati's Mardy Gilyard registered a 39-inch leap.

No lunchtime links today, because there aren't any. It's a slow time, though Rutgers is expected to name two new assistant coaches this afternoon. So instead, I thought I'd give you the full list of Big East players who have been invited to the NFL combine, which begins Feb. 24 in Indianapolis:

• Nate Allen, S, South Florida
• Alric Arnett, WR, West Virginia
• Jarrett Brown, QB, West Virginia
• Nate Byham, TE, Pittsburgh
• Selvish Capers, OT, West Virginia
• Anthony Davis, OT, Rutgers
• Dorin Dickerson, TE, Pittsburgh
• Andre Dixon, RB, Connecticut
• Marcus Easley, WR, Connecticut
• Mardy Gilyard, WR, Cincinnati
• Arthur Jones, DT, Syracuse
• Scott Long, WR, Louisville
• Devin McCourty, CB, Rutgers
• Carlton Mitchell, WR, South Florida
• Jerome Murphy, CB, South Florida
• Jason Pierre-Paul, DE, South Florida
• Tony Pike, QB, Cincinnati
• George Selvie, DE, South Florida
• Mike Williams, WR, Syracuse
• Kion Wilson, LB, South Florida
• Lindsey Witten, DE, Connecticut

Several Big East players were part of the winning side in Saturday's East-West Shrine Game, a showcase event for NFL hopefuls.

South Florida linebacker Kion Wilson had the biggest day from the Big East contingent. He had six tackles and a forced fumble in the East's 13-10 win.

"He has the potential to be a very good special-teams player, which he'll have to do if he wants to make it on the next level," wrote ESPN's Scouts Inc. in a game-day blog. "He's undersized, but has shown excellent instincts throughout the week."

UConn's Andre Dixon led the East team in rushing, but had only 24 yards on seven carries.

"Dixon has surprisingly looked hesitant at times today," Scouts Inc. wrote. "He's a downhill runner on film and during practices this week, so we didn't expect to see the stutter steps at the line of scrimmage today. He has room to improve as a receiver with his hands away from his frame and running crisper routes, but he's athletic enough to do it. He's also a willing pass-blocker who will step up and take on blitzing linebackers. Despite today's struggles, he'll be a good value for someone in the middle rounds."

The Huskies' Lindsey Witten had one tackle, and it was behind the line of scrimmage.

West Virginia's Alric Arnett, who had a strong week of practice leading up to the game, made three catches for 54 yards.

Pitt's Aaron Berry recovered a fumble for the East team.

ESPN.com's Scouts Inc is breaking down all the East-West Shrine game practices this week. The all-star showcase for seniors will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

West Virginia receiver Alric Arnett was one of the early standouts this week in practice. Check out this evaluation from Day 1:

"Practice is about half-way through and West Virginia WR Alric Arnett is looking like the best receiver on the East team. We love the way he's catching the football, both in terms of focus and hands. He's snatching the ball out of the air and doing a good job of looking it in before heading up the field. He's the most impressive receiver on this team so far.

... Alric Arnett continues to impress today. He got behind South Carolina DB Darian Stewart, but QB John Skelton overthrew him. But the good thing about this is it showed Arnett has the ability to stretch the field."

Analyst Todd McShay named UConn's Lindsey Witten as one of the top five players to participate this week:

"Witten's senior season couldn't have gone much better, as he had his best year at UConn and finished tied for ninth in the nation with 11½ sacks. At 6-foot-4, 248 pounds, Witten is an undersized end and might be asked to move to linebacker in the NFL. He needs to prove this week that he's strong enough to hold his ground against the run and fluid enough to drop into underneath coverage. A strong showing in Orlando could land Witten a spot in the third round of April's draft."

And McShay said Rutgers tackle Kevin Haslam, a late invitee, was among those with the most to prove.

"Haslam is not nearly as physically gifted as teammate Anthony Davis, a LOT who could be a top-five pick in April, but he moves his feet well enough to develop into an effective right tackle. In addition, Haslam has experience lining up at guard and enough room on his frame to bulk up, which would give teams the option to kick him inside if he does not pan out as a tackle."

West Virginia quarterback Jarrett Brown was scheduled to participate in the East-West game but got a late invitation to the more prestigious Senior Bowl.

The official and final list of NFL scouting combine invitees isn't quite complete, but the Sporting News has put together an early list of who's going. This list does not include juniors who have declared or will declare for the draft, and some seniors will be added later.

The combine runs from Feb. 24 to March 2 in Indianapolis. Here are the Big East players who've been invited so far:

Cincinnati: WR Mardy Gilyard, QB Tony Pike

Connecticut: RB Andre Dixon, WR Marcus Easley, DE Lindsey Witten

Louisville: WR Scott Long

Pittsburgh: TE Nate Byham, TE Dorin Dickerson

Rutgers: CB Devin McCourty

South Florida: S Nate Allen, CB Jerome Murphy, DE George Selvie, LB Kion Wilson

Syracuse: DT Arthur Jones

West Virginia: WR Alric Arnett, QB Jarrett Brown, OT Selvish Capers

The rosters for postseason all-star games are fluid and will continue filling up in the coming days. But here are the players from the Big East who we already know have been invited to one of the two big showcase games ...

Senior Bowl

Nate Allen, S, South Florida

Jerome Murphy, CB, South Florida

George Selvie, DE, South Florida

East-West Shrine Game

Kevin Haslam, OL Rutgers

Andre Dixon, RB, UConn

Lindsey Witten, DE, UConn

Nate Byham, TE, Pitt

Kion Wilson, LB, South Florida

Alric Arnett, WR, West Virginia

Jarrett Brown, QB, West Virginia

Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly had no problem saying what everybody knew about the Big East last year: the conference title goes through West Virginia.

The Mountaineers had proven to be the bully of the Big East with their league titles in 2005 and 2007, and Kelly knew his program had to knock them off to get to the top. Which the Bearcats did, with a 26-23 overtime win in Morgantown that propelled them to a league championship.

"Confidence-wise, that helped a lot," Cincinnati linebacker Marcus Waugh said. "It kind of told ourselves, 'Hey, we can compete with anybody in this league.' It was a confidence booster, and I think it was a stepping stone."

And now, the big dogs are suddenly the underdogs. The Big East race goes through Cincinnati and/or Pittsburgh, not Morgantown this year.

West Virginia coach Bill Stewart acknowledged as much this week when he talked about the challenges his team will face Friday night in Nippert Stadium against the No. 5 Bearcats.

"Cincinnati is powerful; I don’t know what we are going to do," Stewart said. "They are just potent. I look at their scores -- they are averaging 40 points a game. We can’t cancel it, so we are going to have to go do the best we can.

"There are probably a lot of people that aren’t going to give us a chance, so this is going to be another game that we are going to have to fight our way through. We are going to have to find some way to win."

To say no one is giving the 25th-ranked Mountaineers a chance to win this game is hyperbole, as were Stewart's later comments about Cincinnati being a 20- or 30-point favorite. But it's clear that West Virginia, for the first time since the Big East reformulated five seasons ago, is no longer seen as the absolute cream of the conference crop at this point in the year.

Quarterback Jarrett Brown said that, in a way, it's a refreshing feeling.

"We're not going to play on egg shells," he said. "We're going to go fly around and have fun because nobody is expecting us to win. It's kind of like the feeling we had going against Oklahoma a couple of years ago (in the 2008 Fiesta Bowl), when the whole United States didn't expect us to win."

Of course, the Mountaineers easily beat the Sooners in that BCS bowl, the first game of Stewart's tenure as head coach. They were razor-sharp offensively and played a complete game that night in Arizona, a situation which hasn't occurred for this year's team since the Oct. 10 win over Syracuse. Reports out of Morgantown this week, though, suggest the team has had some of its best practices of the year.

"I'm expecting us to click this week," Brown said. "I really am."

If West Virginia plays up to its potential, it doesn't have to look up to anybody in the Big East. That just hasn't happened of late.

"I don't really buy into the whole underdog thing," receiver Alric Arnett said. "The best team is going to win."

The Mountaineers must be at their best against a Cincinnati team that rarely makes mistakes and applies tons of pressure on defenses with its quick-strike attack. If they can't match the Bearcats' precision, the road to the Big East title won't go through Morgantown. It will bypass West Virginia entirely.

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In the first five games of this season, West Virginia looked like it would challenge school records for offensive production, which is saying something for a program that has always liked to get up and down the field.

The Mountaineers scored at least 30 points in each of their first five games for the first time in school history and were averaging 33.4 points and 449 yards per game.

In the four games since, though, the West Virginia attack has weakened considerably, averaging just 22 points and 324 total yards per game. In the last two times out, the Mountaineers have failed to break 20 points.

Sure, the opponents have gotten better, and the familiarity by Big East defenses plays a role. But that can't explain everything about the dropoff.

"It's lack of focus, lack of communication," receiver Alric Arnett said. "That all plays a factor when you start off fast like that and slow down like we did. It's just mental things. We've got to get refocused."

That refocusing better happen fast, with the next game coming Friday against Cincinnati, which ranks fifth nationally in scoring at 40 points per game. Another subpar offensive performance by the Mountaineers like the one they had Saturday versus Louisville -- an ugly 17-9 win -- will spell elimination from the Big East race.

"We had 57 snaps (against Louisville)," head coach Bill Stewart said. "If we have 57 snaps against Cincinnati, it will be a mess.

"We are not clicking on the cylinders that need to be clicking, and we need to hit our stride this week."

The passing game in particular needs to get back in rhythm. Fifth-year senior Jarrett Brown was on a roll earlier in the year. He had 798 yards passing in the first three games and was among the nation's top quarterbacks.

But in his last three games, Brown has averaged a little over 150 yards passing per game with two touchdowns and three interceptions. Brown hurt his non-throwing shoulder in the Auburn game, suffered a mild concussion against Marshall and turned an ankle last week against Louisville. Stewart insists the injuries have healed, but it's reminiscent of what happened to Pitt's Bill Stull last year as he battled injuries, including a concussion, in a rough second half of the season.

"He is moving around well and looks to me like he has his feet back under him," Stewart said. "I told him that I wanted him to be alive in the pocket and have fun. I want him to play like it is sandlot football. He needs to pick it up, and he knows it.

"It all can’t be put on Jarrett, because we’ve had some drops in crucial situations. Also, there are breakdowns along the offensive line when guys are wide open."

The struggles in the passing game have let defenses concentrate more on stopping the running of Noel Devine, who was stymied in the South Florida loss and played only one half because of an ankle injury against Louisville.

West Virginia has one less day of practice to get ready for this game and cure what ails the offense. Arnett said the team has practiced well this week and that more concentration is all that's needed against Cincinnati.

"We had a good talk about getting back to being focused, getting that drive back that we had earlier," he said. "We have to approach this game with a different state of mind."

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Jarrett Brown has been worth the wait.

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	Jarrett Brown says he has recovered from the concussion he suffered against Marshall.

The fifth-year senior quarterback patiently waited his turn behind Pat White before finally ascending to the starting role this year. The 6-foot-4 Brown is completing 67.1 percent of his passes and has thrown for 1,362 yards and nine touchdowns while leading West Virginia to a 6-1 start.

Tonight, Brown will try to do something White couldn't accomplish two years ago: guide the Mountaineers to victory at South Florida. I caught up with the affable quarterback earlier this week for our Friday Q&A:

Let's start off with your health. How did you respond to the concussion you incurred against Marshall? How much doubt did you have that you would play against Connecticut?

Jarrett Brown: The way I was feeling, I was kind of in-between. But I was taking most of the reps and I was preparing like I was going to play. I was feeling pretty good and my head wasn't hurting too much, so I was able to go full speed without having any problems.

Was that your first concussion?

JB: First time ever, yeah. It was weird, really weird.

Did it affect you at all in the UConn game?

JB: I did feel like my normal self out there, but when I watched the film, I didn't look like myself.

So you think it affected your performance?

JB: I thought it did, yeah.

How are you feeling this week?

JB: I feel better already. I'm just reacting now. I'm just thinking more clearly.

South Florida's defense has had success against you guys the past couple of years. Why is that?

JB: They just have good athletes. I don't think we really played to our potential last year because of our coaching change. Pat was working the kinks out of the offense, and I thought the offense evolved into something much more because coach [Bill Stewart] really changed, not a lot, but changed a few things to make it better. He threw out a few things he didn't like, and we built it on the things we were successful with.

I noticed in the UConn game, when things got dicey, you guys went back to the old zone-read offense to score the winning touchdown. It seems like you can switch back and forth whenever you need to with this offense.

JB: Yeah, we've got the best of both worlds.

How difficult does that make it on a defense, you think?

JB: Any time you can turn into a zone read or triple option team and at the same time you can air it out, it makes it difficult. If you try to take one thing away, the other thing is dangerous.

What do you remember about the game down there two years ago on a Friday night that South Florida won?

JB: It was hostile, very hostile. It was humid. And we had six turnovers. It was really rough.

Speaking of turnovers, you guys had major problems with that earlier in the year, but it seems to have been fixed. How did you correct that?

JB: Just by being more mature. Realizing that it will lose you games. Being more aware of that, and more ball security.

Noel Devine said earlier this week that you guys are the underdogs right now but you're in a great position to win the league. Do you agree with that?

JB: Yeah, I think we're in a great position. I don't want to say we're fortunate, but we lost a game early in the season because of turnovers. And it made us a much better team. We saw our potential, but we also knew that we stop ourselves when we turn the ball over and give the other team points. [Auburn] didn't stop us the whole game. I think that made us so much better and so much more mature, and it was good to have that in the beginning of the season.

Noel has been amazing this year. It's hard to say he's better because he was so good to start with. But what improvements have you seen from him?

JB: He's so much wiser. He always had that talent, always. Just like me, he got smarter. The older you get, the more experience you get and the more you learn about the game of football. And I think he's coming along great.

Silly question, but who do you think would win a game of one-on-one basketball between you, Greg Paulus and B.J. Daniels?

JB: Me. Yeah. Me.

You've got a little bit of size on those guys.

JB: Yeah. I didn't know Paulus was so small.

You're from Florida, as are quite a few of your teammates. How special will this game be for you?

JB: We've got quite a few Florida guys, especially on offense. There's Alric [Arnett], me, Noel, Jock [Sanders]. That's just on offense, and there are a few on defense, too. It will be like a homecoming.

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Feeling more somber than snarky this morning in the wake of the Jasper Howard news. So this will be a pretty straightforward review and preview. Let's look back on Week 7:

Team of the week: Cincinnati. Naturally. The Bearcats took out South Florida 34-17 despite losing Tony Pike for most of the second half and climbed all the way up to No. 5 in the initial BCS standings. We have ourselves a bona fide national title contender in the Big East for the first time since 2007.

Biggest play: Zach Collaros' 75-yard touchdown run in the third quarter at South Florida. Remember that Cincinnati had third-and-11 at the time and led only 17-10. The Raymond James Stadium crowd was on its feet. A stop there by the Bulls' defense could have changed momentum. Instead, Collaros -- with some excellent blocking leading the way -- changed the game.

Best call: With West Virginia holding onto a 10-7 lead over Marshall in the fourth quarter, Mountaineers offensive coordinator Jeff Mullen went for the kill and got it with Geno Smith's 33-yard touchdown pass to Alric Arnett. The coaching staff showed confidence in loosening the reins off the true freshman quarterback in the second half as he filled in for the injured Jarrett Brown, and Smith rewarded them for it.

Big Man on Campus (Offense): Pitt running back Dion Lewis was the difference in the Panthers' 24-17 win at Rutgers, rushing for 180 yards and three touchdowns on 31 carries. The true freshman is now second in the nation in rushing.

Big Man on Campus (Defense): West Virginia's Brandon Hogan had a fumble recovery and an interception to help the Mountaineers' defense shut down Marshall and prevent an upset.

Big Man on Campus (Special teams): Cincinnati's Jake Rogers averaged 45 yards per punt on seven attempts, including a 53-yarder, and he hit two of three field goals at South Florida.

Now let's look forward to Week 8 (games listed in descending order of importance and interest):

South Florida (5-1, 1-1 Big East) at No. 20 Pittsburgh (6-1, 3-0): This would have been a huge game had the Bulls beaten Cincinnati. Now it's more like a survival game for South Florida, while Pitt looks to go 4-0 in the Big East and keep contending for the BCS bid. (ESPN 360, Noon ET)

Connecticut (4-2, 1-1) at No. 22 West Virginia (5-1, 1-0): UConn is dealing with the Jasper Howard tragedy. Expect some pregame respects for the late cornerback. West Virginia may be without the injured Brown. (ESPNU, Noon ET)

Louisville (2-4, 0-2) at No. 5 Cincinnati (6-0, 2-0): The Cardinals have been a thorn in Cincinnati's side the past several years and pushed the Bearcats last year in the Keg o' Nails rivalry. Even if Pike can't play, Cincinnati should beat Louisville handily if it wants to be considered a true BCS title contender. (ESPNU, 3:30 p.m. ET)

Rutgers (4-2, 0-2) at Army (3-4): Rutgers needs another breather after losing in its return to conference play. But don't count out Army in the battle of Knights both scarlet and black. Army did beat Vanderbilt at home this year. (ESPN2 8 p.m. ET Friday)

Akron (1-5) at Syracuse (2-4, 0-2): It's a revenge game for Syracuse, which looks to atone for last year's embarrassing loss at home to the Zips. Shouldn't be a problem, since Akron is 0-5 against FBS competition this season.

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West Virginia had been outscored by East Carolina, 34-3, in nearly five quarters before the offense finally got a touchdown against the Pirates.

A long touchdown pass from Jarrett Brown to Alric Arnett got the Mountaineers on the board after a troubling start that saw them fall behind 10-0 at home.

Perhaps that's the spark West Virginia needs, though Bill Stewart's team needs to play a little cleaner after some costly early penalties.

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I faced many difficult choices for my All-Big East team. In fact, I kept waffling between Tim Brown and Jonathan Baldwin for one of the receiver spots, and in cutting and pasting I accidentally listed Baldwin as playing for Rutgers when I first posted the list. D'oh! Thank God it's Friday, right?

Anyway, here's some guys I thought deserved recognition on my second team:

Offense

QB: Matt Grothe, South Florida
RB: Jordan Todman, Connecticut
WR: Tim Brown, Rutgers
WR: Alric Arnett, West Virginia
WR: Scott Long, Louisville
OT: Jeff Linkenbach, Cincinnati
OG: Zach Hurd, Connecticut
C: Moe Petrus, Connecticut
OG: Josh Jenkins, West Virginia
OT: Jamar Bass, South Florida
TE: Mike Owen, Syracuse

Defense

DE: Jabaal Sheard, Pittsburgh
DT: Mick Williams, Pittsburgh
DT: Chris Neild, West Virginia
DE: Lindsey Witten, Connecticut
LB: Jon Dempsey, Louisville
LB: Kion Wilson, South Florida
LB: J.T. Thomas, West Virginia
CB: Jerome Murphy, South Florida
CB: Jasper Howard, Connecticut
S: Aaron Webster, Cincinnati
S: Dom DeCicco, Pittsburgh

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Biggest reason for hope: Experience and speed

West Virginia had one of the best defenses in the Big East last season and the core of that unit returns, along with middle linebacker Reed Williams, who missed most of last year with shoulder problems. There's every reason to believe that, with veterans like Scooter Berry, Chris Neild, J.T. Thomas and Brandon Hogan leading the way, the defense will be just as good or better this season. On the offensive side, the Mountaineers can match or eclipse just about any Big East club's speed at the skill positions with guys like Noel Devine, Alric Arnett, Bradley Starks and incoming freshman Tavon Austin.

Biggest reason for concern: The offensive line

The Mountaineers struggled to score points at times last season -- and that was with a highly-experienced offensive line blocking for Pat White and Co. This year's line could eventually prove to be more talented and physical. But the fact remains that it is young and mostly unproven at several key spots, and that led to some problems this spring. The line will have to come together in a hurry to give Jarrett Brown time and open up holes for Devine to sprint through.

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• West Virginia receiver Alric Arnett hopes his big Meineke Car Care Bowl performance is a catalyst for a breakout senior year, Mike Casazza writes in the Charleston Daily Mail.

• You've heard of decommitments but how about a re-commitment? That appears to be the case with a Florida prep receiver and West Virginia.

• Two of Cincinnati's best players the past few years, receiver Dominick Goodman and defensive tackle Terrill Byrd, can't get a sniff from the NFL, Bill Koch writes in the Cincinnati Enquirer.

• A former Bearcats receiver -- and current high school coach -- faces a sex charge.

• The Syracuse blog Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician uses an interactive map to show how Doug Marrone is expanding the Orange's reach in recruiting.