Cody, Cody. If he can’t do it, no one can!
Now if UConn Huskies head football coach Randy Edsall had a really warped sense of humor, that’s how he would have announced that Cody Endres is now QB1. But instead he just made a simple statement at Tuesday’s weekly presser with the local media.
“Cody is our QB. He is the starter. I spoke to both Zach and Cody [on Monday]. It’s unfortunate Zach was No. 1 coming out of the spring and then in the fall and gets injured. Cody has played well, just look at the numbers, he has performed very, very well and better than Zach has. I told Zach his job is to be ready mentally and physically to go. He’s a play away. I still think he’s a bit rusty after watching him on Sunday.”
Zach Frazer had been QB1 until a knee injury forced him out of the loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels. Since Endres took over, the Huskies have gone 2-1 including a huge win on the road over Baylor. In four games (three starts), Endres is 55-of-83 for 663 yards and three touchdowns. In his two games, Frazer was 22-of-43 for 221 yards and two touchdowns with four interceptions.
With Frazer at quarterback, the team looked out of sync at times. But he can’t be totally at fault as he, along with the rest of the team, were learning a new offense. Endres has had his moments but overall has looked good in the offense.
Hopefully the trend continues with Endres and the Huskies as they take on Louisville in front of a sold-out Rentschler Field on Saturday afternoon.
Randy Edsall: Cody’s The Guy Right Now [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]
