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……
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…
Kickoff: The Huskies and Panthers will be meeting for just the second time on Friday night. Georgia State won the first meeting last fall, a 35-14 in Atlanta. Here are four keys to the game for the Huskies. 1st Down: Evers needs to turn things around: Quarterback Nick Evers has struggled of late. He needs to start playing better and make more plays in the passing game. The Huskies need……
There could be one hell of a party in East Hartford on Friday night. If Jim Mora’s Huskies can take care of business against Georgia State, UConn will have its sixth win and officially become bowl eligible for the second time in Mora’s three years with the program. It’ll also be Senior Appreciation Night and the final home game of the season. UConn hasn’t left home since September 21st, going…
By Evan Rodriguez NEFJ Contributor/Storrs Central EAST HARTFORD, CT – Needing a bounce back win on Saturday in another home game, UConn found a way to get a 17-10 victory over Rice. The Huskies are now 5-3 and just one win away from bowl eligibility for a second time in three seasons with games against Georgia State, UAB, Syracuse and UMass remaining. “It’s an understatement to say that we didn’t…
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By Aman Kidwai NEFJ Correspondent EAST HARTFORD – UConn football took an unexpected challenge from Temple on Saturday, squeaking away with a 29-20 win after a fumble on the final play at the goalline led to a game-sealing touchdown return. “That was a character win,” head coach Jim Mora said after the game. “Character wins, they’re more important to me than blowouts.” It was not the Huskies’ best performance, which……