It looked for a while like the Huskies might get their doors blown off in this one.
But a nice comeback on both sides of the ball has UConn in it, down 14-0 at the half.
Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen scored on a 1-yard sneak to start the second quarter but the Huskies got on the board after that TD.
Jordan Todman’s 43-yard touchdown run made it 14-7. Todman’s run was impressive, through a couple of tacklers at the line of scrimmage, but the big play on the drive was probably the personal foul, late-hit penalty on ND safety Sergio Brown that wiped out a third-down stop and gave UConn new life.
A stop by the UConn D, thanks to a Lindsey Witten sack (did he really need a dance on that one?), gave then the Huskies the ball back.
Dave Teggart’s 39-yard field goal got UConn within four at 14-10.
– OG Erik Kuraczea hurt his left leg and left the game with 6:42 left in the half. It looked like Todman rolled up on the back of his leg after a running play. Kuraczea stayed in for one more play but then was forced to leave.
Matthieu Olivier has come in for Kuraczea.
4:01 p.m. update: Kuraczea’s back in. Looks OK.
– C Moe Petrus is banged up, too. He stayed in the game but was gimpy.
- Neill
