BEWARE . . . THE HUSKIES?

So with South Florida falling to Pitt and Louisville mired in mediocrity and Rutgers back to their old ways and West Virginia looking anything like the revved-up Rich Rod hot rod of past seasons, could the new power in the Big East be Connecticut?Really?But it’s not a huge surprise. UConn has been knocking (OK, more like tapping) on the door over the past few years. This season, they might just kick it in.The Huskies are unbeaten and they’re perched at No. 24 in the AP poll. They face North Carolina on Saturday night, in a game that will be televised nationally on ESPN2. It’s their third straight week on ESPN or ESPN2.They’ve still got a long way to go before nailing down a BCS berth. But this could be the year that they finally begin to perform in football like they have for so long in basketball.