South Florida 24, UConn 21 — Late fumble sinks Huskies

October 21, 2023

By Tony Catalina NEFJ Correspondent HARTFORD — The opportunities were there for the UConn Huskies, but they were just unable to put it all together as they fell to 1-6 after a tough, 24-21 loss at the hands of South Florida. Mistakes were the story of the day and that was driven home further when Huskies quarterback Ta’Quan Roberson scrambled on third and six looking to extend the drive with……

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UConn 38, Rice 31 — Huskies grab first win

October 8, 2023

Finally. For the first time this season, UConn has a number in the win column that is not zero. The Huskies went on the road Saturday and earned a 38-31 victory over Rice in a game where they fell behind early. But UConn fought back, took the lead, and held on to it. With the win, UConn improves to 1-5, while Rice drops to 3-3. “Obviously, it’s great to get……

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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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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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