This week:
The UConn Huskies travel to Philadelphia to take on the Temple Owls on Saturday September 6th at Lincoln Financial Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 12 Noon.
Here are the rosters for the Huskies and the Owls.
The Line/Prediction:
The UConn Huskies are favored by 7 points. The over/under is 39½ points.
My prediction is UConn 27 Temple 21.
Tickets:
As of right now, there are still tickets available for the game. You can purchase your tickets directly through Ticketmaster by clicking here.
Getting To The Game:
Here is link for the weather report. Here is all the parking info you will need for the game, this link includes directions to Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Here is a seating chart for Lincoln Financial Field.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television:
Saturday’s game with be televised nationally by ESPNU, which is now offered in HDTV.
Dave Armstrong is on play-by-play while former Miami (Fla.) head coach Larry Coker provides color and Todd Jones is the producer.
Radio:
For the 17th consecutive season, WTIC 1080-AM in Hartford serves as the flagship station for the UConn Radio Network. WTIC is the state’s only 50,000 watt signal and can be heard in 23 states and parts of Canada. Veteran UConn announcers Joe D’Ambrosio (play-by-play) and Wayne Norman (color commentary) return to call the action with Kevin Nathan on the sidelines.
The UConn pregame show begins 90 minutes prior to kickoff and is hosted by Bob Joyce. Nathan will also serve as a features producer for “UConn Football Magazine,” the halftime show, and also play host to a post-game call-in show after home games with Joyce filling that role for road contests. UConn football games are also broadcast over the internet at WTIC.com. For a full list of stations on the WTIC/UCONN radio network, click here.
Temple Radio: The games is available on WPHT 1210 AM in Philadelphia. Harry Donahue does the play-by-play and Steve Joachim is the analyst. You can listen to them online as well.
Last Week:
The Huskies opened up the season with a 35-3 win over the Hofstra Pride while the Owls opened their season with a 35-7 thrashing of the Army Black Knights.
History:
The Huskies and Owls have played 10 times with the Owls holding a 7-3 advantage. The Huskies took the matchup last year 22-17 at Rentschler Field. The last time the Huskies played Temple in Philadelphia back in 2001, they got beat 56-7.
Connections:
UConn assistant coach Scott Lakatos and Temple’s Mark D’Onofrio were both on the Rutgers staff from 2001-03.
UConn has five players from the Philadelphia area — Greg Robinson (Philadelphia, Pa.), C.J. Marck (Newtown, Pa.), Alex Polito (Reading, Pa.), Kashif Moore (Burlington, N.J.) and Ryan Wirth (Medford, N.J.).
Temple features eight players from the state of Connecticut – Colin Clancy (Stonington), Dy’Onne Crudup (New Haven), Alex Joseph (Stamford), Elijah and Elisha Joseph (Hartford), Terrance Knighton (Windsor), James Nixon (New Haven) and Brian Sanford (Hartford).
Temple head coach Al Golden is a graduate of Red Bank Catholic High School in Red Bank, N.J., which is also the alma mater for UConn junior TB Donald Brown. Golden served as the school’s offensive coordinator during the 1993 season before moving into the collegiate coaching ranks.
Other News:
Weather is going to play a huge factor in the game on Saturday as Tropical Storm Hanna is expected to make her way up the east coast on Friday and Saturday. Expect monsoon like conditions as well as high winds.
Randy Edsall isn’t concerned about the weather.
The Huskies were in the others receiving votes again this week in both the AP and USA Today/Coaches Polls.
Here are some quotes from Randy Edsall’s press conference about the game.
Temple will be out to avenge last year’s loss on the blown call by the referees. If you don’t believe me, check out this video. Randy Edsall stayed silent about the non-call this week.
The big news that came out yesterday is the fact that the Huskies will take on the Tennessee Volunteers in 2015 and 2016. Word is that the Notre Dame games in those years will be moved.
Chip Malafronte has a look at the non-conference games for the upcoming years along with week 2 in the Runway Challenge.
Lindsey Witten’s grandmother gives him all the motivation he needs.
Tyler Lorenzen figured out what he did wrong in last week’s game. He also said he was confused about what happened during the game since he’d never had a game like that. Lorenzen is also friends with UCLA QB Kevin Craft.
ESPN’s Brian Bennett ranks UConn’s defense third after Week 1.
Neill Ostrout breaks down who has the edges at the positions.
The Huskies are ready for the Owls.
UConn cornerback Jasper Howard is a play-maker.
Next Week:
The Huskies return home to Rentschler Field to take on the Virginia Cavaliers on Saturday, September 13th at 7:30 PM.
