Whether it be stooges, musketeers or amigos, good things come in threes. The Big East football… Whether it be stooges, musketeers or amigos, good things come in threes. The Big East football standings are no different. Pitt, West Virginia and Cincinnati all stand tied atop the Big East standings after last weekend with 3-1 conference records. On Saturday, Big East cellar-dwellers Rutgers and Syracuse squared off in Piscataway, N.J. The Orange, coming off a 28-21 upset over Louisville the week before, jumped to an early 14-0 lead after recovering a blocked punt in the endzone. But it was all Mike Teel and Rutgers after that. Teel threw for 276 yards and three scores in the game to lead the Scarlet Knights to a 35-17 victory. Then, Saturday night, Cincinnati and West Virginia dueled in Morgantown for a chance at Big East supremacy. The game was surprisingly one-sided, with Cincinnati dominating through most of the game. But then came a wild fourth quarter. West Virginia kicker Pat McAfee hit a 52-yard field goal that brought the Mountaineers all the way back from a 13-point deficit and forced overtime with the score tied at 20. After McAfee drilled a 27-yarder in overtime, Cincinnati quarterback Tony Pike bootlegged to his right, lobbing a pass over a confused Mountaineers defense and into the hands of Kazeem Alli for a two-yard score and the 26-23 win. Here are some weekly awards. Big East Game of the Week: Cincinnati vs. West Virginia looked like just another ordinary win for the Bearcats for 45 minutes. But a ridiculous comeback by the Mountaineers started with Pat White’s three-yard touchdown pass and two-point conversion with 19 seconds to go. The comeback continued as the Mountaineers recovered the ensuing on-side kick and ended with McAfee’s 52-yard field goal as time expired, making this game an overtime thriller. It also moved both teams, including Pitt, into the tie for first place in the conference. Big East Beast of the Week (Offense): He’s not exactly the most consistent passing juggernaut, but this award goes to Rutgers’ Teel. Teel wins mostly by default, with no other standout offensive player this weekend. Still, he impressed, throwing for 276 yards and three touchdowns in the Scarlet Knights’ win over Syracuse. Big East Beast of the Week (Defense): Tough call here. Even though Pitt’s defense put up points, Cincinnati’s defense held a West Virginia rushing offense averaging 214.9 yards per game heading into the weekend, to just 98 yards on the ground. The Bearcats also held the Mountaineers to just 4-of-20 on third down, picked off quarterback Pat White once and recovered a fumble. Big East Beast of the Week (Special Teams): The Bearcats’ Marshawn Gilyard wasted all of 16 seconds on his 100-yard, opening-kickoff touchdown return to give the Bearcats an early lead on their way to an overtime victory in Morgantown. In the same game, some credit goes to McAfee for nailing the 52-yard field goal to force overtime in the waning seconds of the game. Big East ‘It’s Tricky’ of the Week: Honoring the best trick play and razzle-dazzle of the week, this award goes to Pitt offensive coordinator Matt Cavanaugh and LeSean McCoy. The Wildcat sensation has long been a featured package of the Panthers this season. But the Panthers added two new wrinkles to the formation by having McCoy hand the ball off to freshman Aundre Wright for a score and throw a 14-yard pass to T.J. Porter. Big East Least of the Week: Syracuse. Just look at some of these offensive (pun intended) stats. Orange quarterback Cameron Dantley was 3-of-12 passing and led the team with 19 passing yards. As a team, the Orange managed seven first downs and 35 yards passing. The leading Orange receiver was sophomore running back Doug Hogue, who caught one pass for a whopping 12 yards. Big East Week Ahead: Cincinnati (7-2, 3-1) at Louisville (5-4, 1-3): The battle for the Keg O’Nails hasn’t gone Cincinnati’s way since 2002. A win here keeps Cincinnati alive for the Big East crown and puts it in sole possession of first place, with West Virginia and Pitt off this week. Rutgers (4-5, 3-2) at South Florida (6-3, 1-3): The demise of South Florida and the resurgence of Rutgers is what makes this matchup interesting. Connecticut (6-3, 2-2) at Syracuse (2-6, 1-4): This might be the last home game for Greg Robinson as head coach of the Orange.