Published on: 17th November, 2009
Like the chances of winning the Powerball grand prize, for a long time I never thought I would use the nine words in the title of this article to describe a UConn Huskies football game. From the years of Division I-AA play in the old Yankee Conference, to the Huskies first ...Published on: 6th November, 2009
As the calendar turned to October in Connecticut, the magnificence of the changing colors of the leaves mirrored in some odd way the matchups the UConn football team had on their schedule for the month. As much as I had hoped the wide array of red, orange, and yellow leaves would ...Published on: 22nd October, 2009
The UConn Huskies travel to Morgantown, West Virginia Saturday with heavy hearts brought upon by the death of cornerback Jasper Howard last weekend on the Storrs campus. To say emotions will be running high for UConn is putting it lightly, as after the game the team will catch a flight to Miami to ...Published on: 19th October, 2009
Taking things for granted. Try as one might, only a minuscule percentage of people truly live each day like it's their last. The magnificence of the dawn's first light, the laughter of children playing or any number of simple pleasures never gets by the acknowledgement of those precious few individuals. Unfortunately, for many ...Published on: 16th October, 2009
The 2009 UConn Huskies football season reaches the halfway point with Saturday's Big East home opener against Louisville at high noon. After last week's debacle at Pitt, the second time this season in which UConn frittered away a double-digit fourth quarter lead, the local media in Connecticut spent much of the last ...Published on: 8th October, 2009
The UConn Huskies open Big East play Saturday with a trip to Heinz Field in Pittsburgh to battle the Pitt Panthers. For both teams, a win would signify a certain level of legitimacy to their 2009 aspirations. A victory for Pitt would push them to the top of the conference standings at ...Published on: 2nd October, 2009
With some uncertainty on the offensive side of the ball for the UConn Huskies, mainly in the passing game, head coach Randy Edsall will roll into Heinz Field in Pittsburgh next Saturday riding one of the top rated defenses in the country. Much of the unit's success is in its front seven and their ability ...Published on: 30th September, 2009
Sporting a 3-1 record that includes last week's 52-7 win over Rhode Island, the UConn Huskies begin Big East Conference play Saturday, Oct. 10 at Pitt. While the bitterness of their lone loss to North Carolina still leaves a bad taste in the mouths of UConn fans, the Huskies' response since that game ...Published on: 25th September, 2009
Mar. 22, 1990 In the hearts and minds of many Connecticut sports fans, no other day could possibly mean more. It was that Thursday night, with a single second left on the clock, when Scott Burrell launched his full-court pass to Tate George who proceeded to drain the biggest shot in UConn basketball ...Published on: 21st September, 2009
After sitting out most of the week's practices with a stomach virus, UConn quarterback Cody Endres showed no lingering effects late Saturday afternoon in managing the Huskies to a 30-22 win over the Baylor Bears in the heat and humidity of Waco, Texas. In the process, the redshirt sophomore, making his third ...