Paw Prints Daily Roundup

It’s game day for the UConn Huskies football team as they will take the field tonight at 8:00 PM to begin defense of their 2007 Big East title against the Louisville Cardinals in Louisville. If you missed my UConn-Louisville game preview, be sure to check it out.

Before we get rolling with the links this morning, let’s take a look at the highlights of last year’s game courtesy of the great Santini.

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And of course something you’ll probably hear about a 1000 times tonight is the “Unfair catch” of Larry Taylor last year.

How the game turns out tonight could be determined by the special teams play of both teams.

The race in the Big East Conference is wide open this season.

The Huskies are beginning a key stretch away from Rentschler Field as the next 3 games are on the road.

UConn is in search of respect tonight against Louisville.

UConn Huskies lineman Moe Petrus has a nasty attitude in a good way.

The Cardinals will be a good road test for the Huskies.

The Huskies are in search of the elusive Big East road victory.

Brian Bennett of ESPN.com has 10 things to watch for in the Big East this weekend. The top 3 are from tonight’s UConn game.

The Huskies are confident going into tonight’s game.

Obviously the big news out of the UConn men’s basketball program is the arrest of Nate Miles for violating his restraining order. What baffles me the most is that he was served at 8 PM and then places a call just 16 minutes later to the person who gave him the restraining order.

The UConn men’s basketball team hopes practice makes perfect.

David Gillett has video of Jim Calhoun’s appearance in Washington, DC the other day.

Rich Elliot of the Connecticut Post has some news and notes about the UConn women’s basketball team.

The UConn women’s soccer team and South Florida played to a 0-0 tie at Morrone Stadium.