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…
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…
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…
As the Huskies try to right the ship with a home game against FIU this weekend, Jim Mora spoke Tuesday during his weekly presser. Here’s what stood out… ON THE GEORGIA STATE LOSS 7 BOUNCING BACK “We just got beat bad at Georgia State and that’s the reality of the situation. We have to continue to just work and look for answers and put our guys in the best position…
Image courtesy of UConn Football By Aman Kidwai NEFJ Correspondent ATLANTA- After a season-opening loss against NC State that inspired some confidence that the team could compete, the UConn Huskies laid an egg at Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta Saturday night to start the season 0-2 with a 35-14 loss. “It’s inconceivable to me that this happened to us, but it did,” head coach Jim Mora said after the game….
Image courtesy of ESPN Tony Catalina NEFJ Correspondent Kickoff: The UConn Huskies travel to Georgia to take on Georgia State fresh off a tough week one loss to a formidable NC State squad. However, as they turn the page to their week two opponent, the Huskies have some things to build upon heading into the matchup that makes many around the team feel really good about their chances of leaving…
Image courtesy of UConn Football After falling to N.C. State in the opener last week, the Huskies will look to rebound at Georgia State this Saturday. Jim Mora held his weekly presser on Tuesday morning and – as usual – had some great stuff to say about a number of different things. Here’s what stood out… ON GEORGIA STATE “He (QB Darren Grainger) is very accurate. I think he does…
By Tony Catalina NEFJ Correspondent HARTFORD – On a beautiful night for football in Connecticut, UConn came in to its season opener at ‘The Rent’ with high expectations, something that hasn’t been the case in a while. Fresh off a bowl appearance in 2022, the Huskies were out to show the college football world that the program is back at a point where it needs to be respected every weekend….
Image courtesy of ESPN By Tony Catalina NEFJ Correspondent Kickoff: Week One of the college football season is finally upon us, and with that, the UConn Huskies kick off the 2023 season on Thursday night against the North Carolina State Wolfpack. This is only the fourth-ever meeting between the two schools with the Wolfpack winning all three with the latest meeting taking place in 2022 that saw the Huskies get…
The 2023 season kicks off tonight. The upcoming college football season promises to be one of the most exciting seasons in recent memory. Several programs in the region are conference contenders, bowl game contenders and playoff contenders. It promises to be a fun season and we are here for it. Here is our first poll of the season to kick things off. 1. Holy Cross– Crusaders are our preseason number…