Embattled Big East goes 8-for-8 in Week 1

Doug Marrone, Charlie Strong, Skip Holtz, Butch Jones, Greg Schiano, Dana Holgorsen, Paul Pasqualoni and Todd Graham have something in common, and it's music to the ears of Big East commissioner John Marinatto as he tries to chart the best future path for the much-maligned conference.

All eight Big East football coaches have their teams at 1-0 after a week that saw the conference outscore its opponents, 304-100. Since it was formed in 1991, the Big East never before had a week when it started a season 8-0.

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Try the Beast. Well, for one week, at least.

"That's right. That's the first time," said Marinatto, who remains confident his league will survive …