The search for answers at 0-5 continues for UConn

October 3, 2023

Another week. Another loss. It’s been truly stunning to see the difference a year can make for UConn. After so much positivity last year, things can’t be any worse for Jim Mora and his team through the first five games this season. Whether it’s a blowout or a loss due to a blocked extra point like this past weekend, they all add up to the same thing. An 0-5 record…

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Utah State 34, UConn 33 — Blocked PAT ends Huskies’ hopes

September 30, 2023

Tony Catalina NEFJ Correspondent HARTFORD — On a cloudy and chilly early kickoff in Connecticut, UConn hosted the Utah State Aggies, and the Huskies keep finding new ways to lose football games. A game that was truly the tale of two halves with the Huskies having a great first half, turned into a disastrous and heartbreaking second half. In a back-and-forth affair that saw the Huskies’ defense give their offense…

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UConn four down preview: Utah State Aggies (1-3) @ UConn Huskies (0-4)

September 30, 2023

Image courtesy of ESPN By Tony Catalina NEFJ Correspondent Kickoff: The UConn Huskies will host the Utah State Aggies on Saturday afternoon with hopes of finally securing their first win of the season in their fifth crack at it. Things have to change in Connecticut and it needs to change fast or it could get really ugly for this Huskies program just one year removed from a bowl appearance. 1st…

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Recapping Jim Mora’s weekly UConn press conference

September 26, 2023

Image courtesy of UConn Athletics Well, no one saw this coming. UConn’s bowl bid last year was supposed to be a springboard into another special season during the 2023 campaign. Instead, the latest loss to No. 18 Duke last weekend has the Huskies at 0-4 and in serious danger of letting things get away from them. Head coach Jim Mora spoke during his usual Tuesday press conference and touched on…

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Duke 41, UConn 7 — Huskies dominated by superior Blue Devis team

September 23, 2023

Tony Catalina NEFJ Correspondent HARTFORD — On a dreary and rainy first day of fall in Connecticut, UConn hosted No. 18 Duke and was outclassed in all three phases, as the Huskies fell to 0-4. Simply put, things could not have gone any worse for UConn than it did on Saturday. Much has been made of the “abysmal” offensive unit, to use coach Jim Mora’s words from earlier in the…

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UConn four down preview: (18) Duke Blue Devils (3-0) @ UConn Huskies (0-3)

September 23, 2023

Image courtesy of ESPN By Tony Catalina NEFJ Correspondent Kickoff: The UConn Huskies will host the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday afternoon with hopes of finally securing their first win of the season. Many believe that the Huskies are the inferior team in this Week 4 matchup, it will be up to Jim Mora and his group to put it all together in hopes of shocking the college football world….

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Despite slow start, UConn embracing adversity with No. 18 Duke coming to town

September 19, 2023

The stunning 0-3 start to UConn’s season may get a little worse Saturday afternoon. Duke rolls into The Rent at 3-0 and in the Top 20 nationally. Meanwhile, a Huskies team that was in a bowl game just eight months ago looks like it could be headed for an all-too-familiar downhill slide. There will be a bunch of ceremonies taking place for Military Appreciation Night and UConn will be wearing…

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FIU 24, UConn 17 – Ugly start continues for Huskies, now 0-3

September 16, 2023

Tony Catalina NEFJ Correspondent HARTFORD – On a comfortable but windy afternoon for football in Connecticut, the Huskies had a frustrating first half that turned into a frustrating afternoon that would see them fall to 0-3 with a 24-17 loss to FIU, a team they were favored by nine points over.  The Huskies lived the tale of two halves, but still were in the fight as the game came down…

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UConn Four Down Preview: FIU Panthers (2-1) @ UConn Huskies (0-2)

September 15, 2023

Image courtesy of ESPN By Tony Catalina NEFJ Correspondent Kickoff: The UConn Huskies will host the FIU Panthers on Saturday afternoon with hopes of securing their first win of the season. Many believe that the Huskies are the superior team in this Week 3 matchup, it will just be up to Jim Mora and his group to put it all together and show it. 1st Down: Starting quarterback Joe Fagnano was…

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UConn’s Ta’Quan Roberson ready to step back into leading role for Huskies

September 13, 2023

Image courtesy of @TaquanRoberson_ For the second straight season, UConn’s starting quarterback has gone down with a season ending injury, forcing the backup into a leading role. Joe Fagnano is done for the year and will have surgery according to head coach Jim Mora during his Tuesday press conference. On Wednesday, the new guy running the show Ta’Quan Roberson spoke to the media via Zoom about his new role and…

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