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UConn coach Jim Mora speaks about Bill Belichick, transfer portal

December 12, 2024

On Thursday, UConn coach Jim Mora participated in a Zoom call leading up to a December 27 Wasabi Fenway Bowl against North Carolina. Of course, UNC is the next destination for former Patriots coach Bill Belichick. During the Zoom call, most of the discussion was around both that, and the comings and goings of the transfer portal. When asked about Belichick, Mora was extremely complimentary of him. “I think it’s…

UConn adds 12 on National Signing Day

December 4, 2024

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UConn’s best season since 2010 still has about a month left in it, but all eyes were on 2025 Wednesday across the country during National Signing Day. The Huskies sit at 8-4 and are awaiting their bowl destination this weekend. In the meantime, the program announced the addition of 12 recruits for this class. Here’s the list with some details provided by the UConn PR department: Aubrey Melvin (DL) From…

UConn 47, UMass 42 — Huskies surge in second half to beat Minutemen

November 30, 2024

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By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff AMHERST — The 78th edition of the “U Game” will forever go down as one of the best installments of this longtime New England rivalry. The UConn Huskies (8-4) outlasted the UMass Minutemen (2-10), 47-42, in a game that lasted just over three and a half hours. A back-and-forth first half saw the Minutemen lead 28-27 going into the locker room, only for the Huskies…

UConn (7-4) at UMass (2-9) Preview – Battle for the 1st Southwick Jug in 78th meeting

November 29, 2024

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(Trophy image from @MidnightRideNIL) By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff Kickoff: The regular season in New England comes to an end with longtime rivals UMass and UConn squaring off at for the 78th time at McGuirk Alumni Stadium on Saturday afternoon, although the rivalry is technically 127 years old. This will be the first time the Southwick Jug will be up for grabs too, in a trophy created by The Midnight…

Recapping Jim Mora’s UConn-UMass game week press conference

November 26, 2024

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By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff UConn head coach Jim Mora took to the podium for his usual Tuesday press conference to discuss the Huskies’ 31-24 loss to Syracuse as well as the upcoming road match-up against the UMass Minutemen on Saturday afternoon to close out the regular season. A win will give UConn eight wins ahead of a second bowl appearance in three years.Here’s everything Mora had to say… Mora…

UConn 4 down preview: UConn Huskies (7-3) at Syracuse Orange (7-3)

November 23, 2024

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Kickoff: The Huskies are coming off of a bye week as they hit the Carrier Dome to take on Syracuse. The Orange are coming in off of a 33-25 win at Cal. The Huskies earned their seventh win of the season with the victory at UAB two weeks ago, guaranteeing the program’s first winning season since the 2010 campaign. Here are four keys to the game. 1st Down: Start Fast…

UConn looking forward to first major road challenge since September

November 20, 2024

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With all due respect to UAB, that wasn’t really the world’s most difficult environment for UConn a couple weeks ago. The Huskies mounted a major comeback to take down Trent Dilfer’s team and move to 7-3 with two games left in the regular season. Now, after a bye week, Jim Mora’s crew will make a relatively short trip to Syracuse for a very big test against the Orange this Saturday….

UConn 4 down preview: UConn Huskies (6-3) @ UAB Blazers (2-6)

November 9, 2024

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Kickoff: The UConn Huskies begin a three-game road trip to end the 2024 regular season at UAB. Today will be the first-ever match-up between the Huskies and Blazers. The two teams will face each other again next fall on November 1st at the Rent. Four keys for UConn 1st Down. The offense must keep rolling: The UConn offense was dominant in their seven home games, scoring 258 points, the most…

Now officially bowl-bound, UConn pushing for more

November 5, 2024

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The pressure of becoming bowl eligible is now gone. UConn can concentrate on bringing the show on the road for the final three games of the season and hopefully, increase the chances for a bigger, more well- known bowl game. While the bowl season as a whole has been terribly watered down with so many different bowl games now, playing one the last weekend of December is still a lofty…

UConn 34, Georgia State 27 – Huskies are bowl-bound for 2nd time in 3 years

November 2, 2024

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By Aman Kidwai NEFJ Staff EAST HARTFORD — The UConn Huskies rushed for 271 yards and clinched bowl eligibility for the second time in three years with a 34-27 win over Georgia State at Rentschler Field on Friday night. The Huskies were up 20 in the fourth quarter and held on even though they allowed the Panthers back in the contest late. “Tonight showed that there’s all different kinds of…

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