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UConn football and men's basketball news and notes from writer Neill Ostrout.

Archive for October, 2010

More from the Huskies: Box’s head is clear

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UConn QB Mike Box may have suffered a minor concussion Saturday against Louisville but the redshirt freshman quarterback’s mind was clear enough to have some fun with reporters Tuesday. Box was in a pretty good mood while discussing a myriad of topics. – For starters, Box says his concussion is a non-issue this week. “Yeah,  Read More

Tuesday’s with Randy: looking for an enforcer

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Some news and notes from our weekly meeting with the UConn football team and coach Randy Edsall: – How is the team mentally at this point? “It’s a team that’s upset, knows that we can play better than what we’re playing, and they’re determined to go out and do that,” Edsall said. “It’s not a  Read More

Depth chart for West Virginia

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We all know these things can change by gameday, or even when we meet with coach Randy Edsall in a few hours. But the UConn football team’s depth chart for Friday’s game against West Virginia is up. – The biggest shock is that there are no big shocks. No major moves. – John Yurek is  Read More

Big East bites: ‘Eers and Huskies on deck

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A few notes from around the Big East and some words from the weekly conference call: – UConn (and West Virginia) is on a short week, forcing schedules to be adjusted. UConn coach Randy Edsall said six of his key players will miss part of Monday’s practice due to class schedules and that many of  Read More

Big East weekly awards

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The Big East’s weekly award winners. Not surprisingly, no Huskies on the list anywhere: Offensive Player of the Week _ B.J. Daniels, QB, USF. Daniels accounted for 321 yards of total offense and four touchdowns to help USF to a 38-30 win at Cincinnati, snapping the Bearcats’ 13-game winning streak against league opponents and their  Read More

UConn-Louisville: the day after

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A little late with the blog today. I’d apologize but it’s all Delta Airlines’ fault. Anyway, here are some of UConn football coach Randy Edsall’s thoughts on the debacle that was Saturday’s loss to Louisville: – Edsall’s opinions didn’t change much after watching the film of the game and thinking about the performance. “We just  Read More

Huskies lay an egg in Louisville

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Just leaving Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium following the 26-0 whuppin’ Louisville put on UConn. A few quotes from the particulars: – It wasn’t as close as the score indicated, perhaps. “We got our butts beat today pretty good in all three phases,” UConn coach Randy Edsall said, “most especially special teams.” – The Huskies are  Read More

Live updates from UConn-Louisville

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LIVE UPDATES: UConn at Louisville