Image courtesy of This Is UConn Country. UConn coach Jim Mora wanted to see more out of his football team after last week’s 59-0 loss to Michigan. He did. The Huskies played better this week but still lost 41-10 to N.C State last night. The game couldn’t have started any worse for the Huskies. N.C State scored on the first play from scrimmage when quarterback Devin Leary hit wide receiver…
Kickoff: The Huskies are in Raleigh, North Carolina tonight for a prime time match up with the N.C State Wolfpack. The Huskies are coming off an ugly 59-0 loss at Michigan. The Wolfpack aren’t exactly a bounce back opponent so the Huskies could be in for another long night if they don’t get off to a good start. Four Downs (Four keys to the game) 1st Down: Get Leary off…
AP Photo/Paul Sancya It was not an easy experience for UConn when the Huskies went to the Big House in Ann Arbor to play Michigan. The host Wolverines got after it early and often and rolled to a dominant, 59-0 win. The loss dropped UConn to 1-3 on the season. The statistics, as you would expect, did not play out in UConn’s favor. The Huskies earned just sis first downs…
Kickoff: The Huskies are on the road this week as they head to the Big House to take on Michigan. The two programs last met in 2013 at UConn. Michigan prevailed 24-21. This only the third meeting between the schools. Michigan leads the mini-series 2-0. Four Downs (Four keys to the game) 1. Compete: The biggest thing you want to see from your team today if you are Jim Mora…
Week two of the college football season is in the books. The week will be best remembered for Holy Cross’ Hail Mary win at Buffalo and the continued struggled of both Boston College and UMass who currently sit at 0-2. As always, there is once again major movement in our poll. The Ivy League teams dropped this week but that could change with them opening their seasons this week. Here…
Photo – UConn Athletics By Jake Klein NEFJ Correspondent EAST HARTFORD – The book on Syracuse says that if you stop Sean Tucker, you’ll win. Entering Saturday, the Orange were 2-5 since the start of 2021 in games in which Tucker failed to reach 150 yards from scrimmage. UConn held him to 129 yards Saturday at Rentschler Field, but it didn’t matter as the Orange hammered the Huskies in front…
Kickoff: The Huskies host Syracuse tonight in what is being hyped up as one of the biggest home games in years. Coach Jim Mora called for fans to get their early and make their presence known. The Huskies are coming off of a 28-3 win over Central Connecticut State. Syracuse beat Louisville 27-0 in their season opener last week. 1st Down: Play under control: Emotions will be running high tonight….
After a fantastic Week 1 slate that saw some big wins and a few surprises, Week 2 should be another good one with 12 of the 16 local teams in action. Ivy League fans still have to wait a bit longer as Brown, Yale, Dartmouth and Harvard get going next Friday. FRIDAY Assumption @ Merrimack (7 PM) – The atmosphere in Duane Stadium for the opener a week ago was…
Nathan Carter makes a move versus Central Connecticut State EAST HARTFORD – A week ago, UConn lost, but took a step forward. The Huskies, off a 2021 season in which they tied for the worst record in the NCAA’s Football Bowl Subdivision, opened 2022 by hanging with Utah State, the defending Mountain West champions. They got off to a 14-0 lead. They found themselves in a one-score game with 10…
Kickoff: The Huskies host in-state foe Central Connecticut State in the home opener at Rentschler Field. The Huskies are coming off of a tough 30-21 loss at Utah State last week. A game in which they lost starting quarterback Ta’Quan Roberson and wide receiver Keelan Marion for the season. The Huskies will be looking to bounce back today and get Jim Mora his first win. 1st Down: Get Zion in…