Huskies All-Access Host Erika Wachter sits down with Head Coach Bob Diaco, standout linebacker Marquise Vann and media personality Joe D’Ambrosio to discuss UConn Football’s upcoming game against Temple University.
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Mueller Looking to Ride Wave from Exciting 2013-14
By Bob Crawford
Centerman Chris Mueller brought nearly 400 games of pro experience with him when he signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers July 1, and he is fresh off of a 2013-14 season that was full of highlights.
In his sixth pro campaign, and his first with the Dallas Stars organization after four years in the Nashville Predators’ system, Mueller scored 25 goals and had 57 points in 60 AHL games with the Texas Stars last year, got his first taste of NHL playoff action with Dallas, and helped lead the Texas club all the way to its first Calder Cup championship.
“It was great,” Mueller said of his 2013-14 ride, in an interview after a Ranger training camp skate. “Going to a different organization for the first time in four years, a little nervous, just don’t know anybody, not even like security guards at the rink or the equipment manager, so just getting to know everybody in Dallas and down in Austin (where the AHL Stars are based), they’re first-class, just great people. And we started winning right away in Austin, that makes things good, and I got my handful of games with the big club. I was up and down a lot, then I finished with Dallas in playoffs, and that was an experience, my first NHL playoff experience.
“I can’t say enough about Dallas, the staff and, even more so, the team, the guys. I still stay in contact with them, they’re great people, and then to go all the way in Austin was just awesome. You always want to be in the NHL, but when you get into playoffs in the American League it’s like playing in the NHL, and you want to keep winning. It’s a great place to be, it’s great weather down there, so it was a special year for all of us.”
Mueller had played 46 regular-season games of NHL action by the end of last year, but had never before experienced playoff action. That changed when Dallas called him up for the last four games of their first-round series against Anaheim, which the Ducks ended up winning in six games.
“It’s definitely more intense,” Mueller said of the major-league postseason atmosphere. “Every game in the NHL is intense and it’s high-paced, and it’s pretty special when you’re out there and you take advantage of your opportunity. But being in playoffs, especially in Dallas since it was our first playoffs in six years, and our building, it was pretty crazy down there, and the city really rallied behind us. Great fan base, it was one of the loudest buildings I’ve ever played in. Games Three and Four, when we won those games, it was pretty special, and just to see the intensity and the approach, the way the guys approach the game up here (the NHL) is unbelievable, but in playoffs it’s even a little different level, and it’s pretty special to be a part of.”
After that adventure, it was back to Cedar Park, the Austin suburb where the Texas Stars make their home, for Mueller, and the thrills kept on coming. After sweeping Oklahoma City in three games in the first round, Texas beat defending-champion Grand Rapids in six games in the second round, won a seven-game thriller over Toronto in the Western Conference Finals and then knocked off St. John’s in a five-game Final, winning the last three games in overtime to capture the Calder Cup.
“It was awesome,” was Mueller’s assessment of his time with the AHL Stars. “Cedar Park, they do a great job down there. We probably averaged 5,500 fans a game and I think it seats 6,000. So it’s a pretty special place to play, great following, great arena, great people and great weather. That’s always a positive, and it keeps your spirit up. I have nothing but great things to say, and it was a really special year.”
Now, Mueller changes organizations for the second time in two years, and after his entire pro career has been under the banner of Western Conference NHL teams with Western Conference AHL affiliates, he will move his act east. He will either be skating in Manhattan for the Rangers or in downtown Hartford for the Wolf Pack, and that represents a homecoming of sorts for Mueller.
“I’m really excited,” he said. “I’ve already met some great people and continue to meet good people, and being originally from Buffalo, New York, obviously I’m very familiar with the area and familiar with the Rangers. It’s a lot closer to home for my family.
“I’m basically an East Coast kid, so it’s no real change for me, except for the team I play on, but obviously with the success they (the Rangers) had last year, and their looking to build upon that and turn the page and continue that success, I’m excited to be a part of it.”
And, after adding last year’s Calder Cup to the NCAA title he won as a collegian at Michigan State (in 2006-07), and making his NHL playoff debut, what does Mueller see as the next step in his career?
“Hopefully become an NHL regular, hopefully crack this (the Ranger) lineup,” he responded. “That’s my goal coming out of training camp, hopefully stay here and see the success the Rangers had last year. Obviously the final goal is the Stanley Cup, but my first goal, before I get ahead of myself, is to establish myself as a regular in the NHL. And hopefully I do that with this camp.”
In addition to whatever further strides he can make in his own career, Mueller has taken some joy as a fan, in the fact that his hometown Buffalo Bills have been purchased by Buffalo Sabres owner Terry Pegula. That was after a group fronted by rock star Jon Bon Jovi had been close to buying the NFL team, and was rumored to be planning to relocate the Bills to Toronto.
“It’s awesome,” enthused Mueller about the Pegula purchase. “I was going to boycott Bon Jovi, I can tell you that, along with the whole city of Buffalo. But it’s great that they’re going to stay there, they’re so important to Western New York. And I’m pretty much a die-hard Bills fan and we started 2-0, so now we all think we’re going to the Super Bowl. So I’m going to stay on that bandwagon for sure.”
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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 9/26-9/28
Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change
Friday, September 26 @ 7:10 PM
Chris Capuano, LHP (2-4, 4.67) vs Steven Wright, RHP (0-0, 3.38)
Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Gameday Audio
Saturday, September 27 @ 1:05 PM
Masahiro Tanaka, RHP (13-4, 2.47) vs Joe Kelly, RHP (3-2, 4.00)
TV: FOX
Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Gameday Audio
Sunday, September 28 @ 1:35 PM
Michael Pineda, RHP (4-5, 1.93) vs Clay Buchholz, RHP (8-10, 5.31)
Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Huskies Roundup – 9/26/14
Paw Prints is our daily look at the happenings for the UConn Huskies football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball teams as well as the other sports the student-athletes engage in. We will do our best to bring you the links from all of the media that covers the Huskies on a DAILY basis.
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UConn Football links
Paw Prints – Temple Owls (2-1, 0-0) @ UConn Huskies (1-2, 0-1) Preview [sox & dawgs]
Video: UConn Football Coach Bob Diaco & Junior Lee On Lee’s Special Teams Play [sox & dawgs]
Freshmen making an impact on defense for UConn [jim fuller – new haven register]
The big comparison: Yale vs. UConn [steven lewis – the republican-american]
Mueller Named Semifinalist For Campbell Trophy [uconn huskies]
Special Teams Standout Junior Lee A Rare UConn Bright Spot [hartford courant]
Matakevich At Rent, But LB From Stratford Wears Temple Uniform [hartford courant]
UConn Women’s Basketball links
Collier looking forward to the home stretch [carl adamec – sny uconn]
Final Day Of Prep Work For Team USA [rich elliott – ct post]
UConn Men’s Basketball links
Calhoun talks about film “Born to Lead,” to work for ESPN [william paxton – ct post]
Other UConn related links
W. Volleyball. Volleyball Continues Conference Play With Road Match at East Carolina [uconn huskies]
W. Soccer. McGuire’s OT Winner Lifts UConn Past ECU In Conference Opener, 2-1 [uconn huskies]
M. Soccer. Huskies Open Conference Play Saturday Against South Florida [uconn huskies]
W. Ice Hockey. UConn Women’s Ice Hockey: Season Preview [uconn huskies youtube]
Paw Prints – Temple Owls (2-1, 0-0) @ UConn Huskies (1-2, 0-1) Preview
This week:
The UConn Huskies are back in action on Saturday afternoon when they’ll host the Temple Owls at Rentschler Field in an American Athletic Conference game. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m.
The Line:
According to Rivals.com odds, Temple is favored by 5.5 points. The over/under is 45 points.
Tickets:
According to UConn Huskies ticket office, there are still plenty of tickets available to Saturday’s game.
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 Rentschler Field. Here is a Rentschler Field seating chart and here is some general information for Rentschler Field.
The parking lots will open up 4 hours before kickoff. Here is a list of the tailgating rules at the Rent.
There is a new route for the Husky Walk as the team arrives for games at Rentschler Field this year and fans get a chance to greet the team as they get off their buses and make their way to the stadium. The Husky walk, which takes place approximately, two hours and 15 minutes before kickoff, will now start in the Gray Parking Lots and the team will makes its way to the large tunnel near Gate B.
The UConn team will now do its pregame warmup in front of the UConn student section on the South End of the stadium – a change from previous seasons. The Huskies will enter the stadium for pregame warmups on the concourse of Rentschler Field and go through the student section.
Once again, FanFest takes place starting four hours before kickoff up until 30 minutes before the game between Gates A and B outside the stadium gates. The offerings change each game, but activities typically include inflatable games for children, live bands, promotional vehicles and UConn student-athletes from various teams signing autographs.
The break between the third and fourth quarter will feature “Coach D’s Playlist” as fans during the game will get to select a song to play based on a list they saw earlier in the game.
Once again this season at the end of home games, the UConn team will sing the “UConn Husky” fight song in front of the student section at Rentschler Field.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television:
Saturday’s game will be televised nationally by ESPNews. Eamon McAnaney is on play-by-play with Dan Hawkins on color.
Radio:
The UConn IMG Sports Network is the home of Husky football on the radio. WTIC NewsTalk 1080 in Hartford serves as the flagship station and 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.
For Saturday’s game vs. Temple, “Breakfast at the Rent” with Ray Dunaway and Scott Gray will be on from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. followed by the UConn Tailgate Show from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. with Nathan and Bob Joyce. The “UConn Football Magazine” pregame show starts at 2:30 p.m. on the entire network.
The Temple game will also be available on Sirius Radio Channel 137 and XM Channel 199.
Here is a full list of stations on the UConn IMG Radio Network.
Temple Owls Radio:
This season, all of the Owls football games will be broadcast on 97.5 The Fanatic. Joining the broadcast team of Harry Donahue and Paul Palmer this season will be The Fanatic’s Harry Mayes, a Temple graduate. He will enhance the production as a sideline reporter.
Last Week:
UConn lost to South Florida 17-14 while Temple destroyed Delaware State 59-0.
History:
Saturday’s game will be the 15th time Temple and UConn have met. The series began in 1963 and currently has Temple holding a 9-5 all-time edge over the Huskies.
Connections:
UConn has nine players on its team from the state of Pennsylvania: TE Alec Bloom (Ligonier), LB Chris Britton (Harrisburg), DT Julian Campenni (West Pittson), LB Luke Carrezola (Langhorne), LB Jon Hicks (Palmyra), LB Junior Joseph (Sinking Spring), WR Brian Lemelle (Harrisburg), DE B.J. McBryde (Beaver Falls) and OG Zach Rugg (Windber).
Temple has three Connecticut natives on its roster – QB Malik Cummings (Monroe), LB Tyler Matakevich (Stratford) and OL Jaelin Robinson (New Haven).
UConn Notes:
Here is the video from UConn head coach Bob Diaco’s press conference. Here is a transcript of some his remarks from the press conference.
UConn head coach Bob Diaco made his UConn and collegiate head coaching debut on August 29th vs. BYU. Diaco served on the Notre Dame coaching staff as the defensive coordinator for the past four years and the assistant head coach for the past two. He was the 2012 winner of the Frank Broyles Award, given to the top assistant college football coach in the country and was the first Irish assistant to receive the prestigious award.
Here is UConn’s roster and 2014 schedule.
Here is UConn’s depth chart for the game.
There will be a pep rally for the UConn football team on Friday, September 26 at 6:30 p.m. on campus at Fairfield Way in Storrs, CT.
The captains of the 2014 UConn Huskies football team are Geremy Davis, Byron Jones, Alex Mateas and Marquise Vann.
Despite UConn having virtually an entire new staff this year, seven of the Huskies’ full-time coaches have previously worked games at Rentschler Field. Head coach Bob Diaco, defensive coordinator Anthony Poindexter and assistant coach Wayne Lineburg were on the Virginia staff for a 45-10 Husky win on Sept. 13, 2008; Assistant head coach Don Patterson was on the Buffalo staff for a 24-17 UConn win on Sept. 29, 2012; Offensive coordinator Mike Cummings was on the Western Michigan staff for a 41-27 UConn win on Nov. 1, 2003; Assistant coach Kevin Wolthausen was on the Louisville staff for a 30-20 UConn loss on Dec. 3, 2005. UConn assistant coach Mike Foley is the lone holdover on the staff and is entering his ninth season.
UConn is now 9-4 in season openers since making the jump to then-Division I-A in 2002. UConn has won nine of its 12 season openers at Rentschler Field (2003-Indiana, 2004-Murray State, 2005-Buffalo, 2006-Rhode Island, 2008-Hofstra, 2010-Texas Southern, 2011-Fordham, 2012-UMass) and also downed Duke, 45-14, in Durham, to open the 2007 season and Ohio University, 23-16 in Athens, to open 2009.
UConn has an all-time record of 49-26 at Rentschler Field and a 27-13 mark in non-conference games.
The Huskies were picked to finish 9th in the American in 2014.
UConn is 0-2 in American league openers as it lost to USF last year to open conference play. UConn had a 3-6 record in league openers as a member of the Big East Conference
Head coach Bob Diaco and his staff have seen a large number of players get into games this season – many of them first time college performers. Diaco played 57 players against BYU, 55 against Stony Brook, 56 vs. Boise State and 55 vs. USF.
Here is a breakdown by class of Husky players who have seen their first collegiate action during the first four games of the 2014 season – a total of 22 players.
True Freshmen (8)
TE Alec Bloom, LB Luke Carrezola, OL Ryan Crozier, LB Vontae Diggs, TB Ron Johnson, RB Arkell Newsome, OL Troy Rutherford, CB Jamar Summers.
Redshirt Freshmen (10)
H Blake Feagles, DL Foley Fatukasi, OL Tommy Hopkins, LB Junior Joseph, WR Thomas Lucas, RB Josh Marriner, TE Tommy Myers, LB Cole Ormsby, LB Cameron Stapleton, LB Jalen Stevens
Redshirt Sophomores (4)
C Kyle Bocheloh, OT Andreas Knappe, DL Sean Marinan, P Justin Wain
WR Geremy Davis has made a reception in 30-straight games, dating back to the 2011 season, the 11th-longest such streak in the country.
Davis is 6th in the American in reception yards per game at 72.0 – which is 73rd nationally.
Senior cornerback Byron Jones (New Britain, Conn.) had a 70-yard interception return for a TD late in the first half of Friday night’s game vs. USF. Jones also has a career fumble return for a touchdown and became just the third Husky player to have a fumble return for a TD and an interception TD in a career. Jones fumble return for a TD also came against USF – in a 16-10 UConn win in 2011. The other Huskies to achieve this feat were Yawin Smallwood (2011-13) and Anthony Carter (1996-99).
Preseason Award Watch Lists:
Notes from this week’s opponent Temple:
Here is video from Temple coach Matt Rhule’s weekly pregame press conference. Here are some selected quotes from his press conference.
Matt Rhule is in second season as the head coach at Temple after an experienced coaching career as an assistant on the collegiate and professional level. Rhule had been the assistant offensive line coach with the New York Giants in 2012 before taking the Temple job. He was an assistant coach at Temple from 2006-11 working with a number of positions including defensive line, quarterbacks, offensive coordinator and tight ends.
Rhule also worked at Albright (1988), Buffalo (1999-200), UCLA (2001), Western Carolina (2002-05). He is a 1997 Penn State graduate and played four seasons at linebacker for the Nittany Lions.
Here is Temple’s depth chart for the game.
Here are Temple’s 2014 roster and 2014 schedule.
The Temple University football team will honor the memory of long-time Board of Trustee member Lewis Katz this season with commemorative “Lew” decals on the players’ helmets.
In 2013, the Temple Owls got back to a tradition of awarding single-digit jerseys to the toughest players on the team. This season, the coaches awarded four numbers and the players selected the balance.
Three players – Jalen Fitzpatrick, John Christopher and Tyler Matakevich – remained tough enough to retain their numbers from a year ago. The biggest surprise was that freshman Sean Chandler earned the respect of his peers as the players awarded him a single-digit jersey.
2 – Avery Williams 6 – Stephaun Marshall
3 – Sean Chandler 7 – John Christopher
4 – Kenneth Harper 8 – Tyler Matakevich
5 – Jalen Fitzpatrick 9 – Matt Ioannidis
Head coach Matt Rhule decided that the #1 jersey would be given to the toughest player of the week. Therefore, the #1 will be worn by a different player from game to game.
The Owls are one of only six teams in the FBS who have scored 40.0 points per game and allowed fewer than 15.0 (40.0/12.7). They join Baylor (59.3, 9.0), Texas A&M (55.3, 11.8), Ole Miss (44.0, 10.3), Duke (43.5, 11.5), and Alabama (42.0, 14.0).
Through week four of the season, Temple leads the American Athletic Conference in nine categories: total defense, passing defense, pass efficiency defense, scoring defense, turnover margin, 4th down percent defense, red zone defense, net punting, and punt returns.
On a national scale, the Owls tied for the top spot in turnover margin, where they are tied with Florida and Notre Dame at 2.67, and 4th down percent defense, in which 13 teams are tied at 0.00. In seven other categories, Temple is ranked in the Top 10.
Temple players on Preseason Watch Lists:
QB P.J. Walker
- Maxwell
- Manning
- Davey O’Brien
- CFPA QB Trophy
RB Kenneth Harper
- Doak Walker
- AFCA Good Works
OL Kyle Friend
- Rimington
LB Tyler Matakevich
- Bednarik
- Nagurski
- Butkus
- Rotary Lombardi
- CFPA LB Trophy
Thursday UConn Football Links:
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Video: UConn Football Coach Bob Diaco & Junior Lee On Lee’s Special Teams Play [sox & dawgs]
UConn, Temple Coaches To Wear Coach To Cure MD Patch [sox & dawgs]
Breaking Bread With Bob – 9/23 [sox & dawgs]
UConn’s Mueller a semifinalist for Campbell Trophy [jim fuller – new haven register]
Passed over by UConn, Matakevich ‘found a home in Temple’ [ct post]
Diaco Says OC Mike Cummings Still In Charge Of UConn Offense [hartford courant]
Next Week:
UConn has a bye week and returns to action on Saturday, October 11 as they’ll be in New Orleans, LA to take on the Tulane Green Wave.
Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Huskies Roundup – 9/25/14
Paw Prints is our daily look at the happenings for the UConn Huskies football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball teams as well as the other sports the student-athletes engage in. We will do our best to bring you the links from all of the media that covers the Huskies on a DAILY basis.
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UConn Football links
Today’s UConn football links can be found in the Thursday links section of the Temple Owls vs UConn Huskies preview.
UConn Women’s Basketball links
Lobo and Jeter Find Their Roots On CPTV [john altavilla – hartford courant]
Special times for the Nurse family [jim fuller – new haven register]
UConn Men’s Basketball links
Ollie Speaking At Middlesex County Chamber Breakfast Oct. 1, Then Huskies Will Hit Ground Running [dom amore – hartford courant]
Born To Lead: Jim Calhoun [uconn huskies]
Other UConn related links
Despite Measly Resources, Toner Built Powerful UConn Empire [hartford courant]
John Toner set tone for UConn’s athletic successes [new haven register]
W. Volleyball. Volleyball Sweeps Temple in American Athletic Conference Opener [uconn huskies]
W. Cross Country. Women’s Cross Country Readies for Coast-To-Coast Battle in Beantown [uconn huskies]
M. Cross Country. Men’s Cross Country Gears Up for Coast-To-Coast Battle in Beantown [uconn huskies]
W. Ice Hockey. Women’s Hockey Hosts No. 10 Minnesota Duluth In Season-Opening Series [uconn huskies]
Field Hockey. No. 2 Field Hockey Hosts No. 9 Stanford on Friday Night [uconn huskies]
Video: UConn Football Coach Bob Diaco & Junior Lee On Lee’s Special Teams Play
UConn S #23 Junior Lee & #22 Obi Melifonwu look on Jefferson Ashiru makes the tackle against the Stony Brook Seawolves on September 6, 2014 at Rentschler Field.
One of the brighter spots for the UConn Huskies football team this has been the play of the special teams.
And we’re not talking about Bobby Puyol or Justin Wain. They are just two elements of special teams play.
We are talking about Junior Lee.
In the loss to South Florida last Friday night, UConn had five tackles on special teams. Lee had all five. Whenever there is a play on special teams, you’ll see his number 23 involved in the play.
Watch and listen below as UConn Football coach Bob Diaco talks about the play of Lee on special teams as well as Lee talking about what makes him great on special teams.
photo credit: ian bethune – sox & dawgs
Wolf Pack Announce Training Camp Schedule, Roster
HARTFORD, September 24, 2014: Hartford Wolf Pack general manager Jim Schoenfeld today announced the schedule for the opening of the Wolf Pack’s 2014 training camp, as well as the camp roster.
The Pack’s initial group of 30 players will undergo physicals this Friday, September 26, followed by on-ice testing at Champions Skating Center in Cromwell, CT, beginning at 11:15 AM.
Training camp practices will start at Champions this Saturday, September 27 at 10:00 AM, and the Wolf Pack will also skate at Champions this Sunday, September 28 at 2:10 PM, and Monday, September 29 and Tuesday, September 30 at 10:00 AM.
The Wolf Pack’s preseason opener is Wednesday, October 1, a 7:00 PM game at Champions Skating Center vs. the Albany Devils.
Following is the Wolf Pack’s training camp roster of 19 forwards, 9 defensemen and two goaltenders.
Goal (2): Jeff Malcolm, Mackenzie Skapski
Defense (9): Nick Crawford, Troy Donnay, Sean Escobedo, Andrew Himelson, Dallas Jackson, Brandon Martell, Sam Noreau, Steve Spinell, Mikael Tam
Forwards (19): Tyler Brown, Mike Catenacci, Emerson Clark, Kyle Jean, Michael Kantor, Nick Latta, Paxton Leroux, Chris McCarthy, Pat Mullane, Chad Nehring, Logan Nelson, Richard Nejezchleb, Josh Nicholls, Shawn O’Donnell, Trevor Parkes, Michael St. Croix, Vinny Saponari, Justin Vaive, Andrew Yogan
The Wolf Pack will open the home portion of their 2014-15 AHL regular season Saturday, October 18 at the XL Center, hosting the Portland Pirates at 7:00 PM. Tickets for that game, and all 2014-15 Wolf Pack home games, are now on sale at the XL Center ticket office, on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499. Wolf Pack tickets start as low as $12 for youth 12 years old or younger.
To speak with a Wolf Pack representative about season or group tickets, or any of the Wolf Pack’s many ticketing options, call (855) 762-6451.
Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Huskies Roundup – 9/24/14
Paw Prints is our daily look at the happenings for the UConn Huskies football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball teams as well as the other sports the student-athletes engage in. We will do our best to bring you the links from all of the media that covers the Huskies on a DAILY basis.
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Former AD, Football Coach John Toner Passes Away [uconn huskies]
Jim Calhoun on John Toner, who passed away Tuesday at the age of 91 [john silver – sny uconn]
Geno Auriemma reacts to pass of former UConn AD John Toner [jim fuller – new haven register]
Football A-listers react to death of UConn’s Toner [jim fuller – new haven register]
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UConn Football links
Breaking Bread With Bob – 9/23 [sox & dawgs]
UConn, Temple Coaches To Wear Coach To Cure MD Patch [sox & dawgs]
UConn’s Lee making an impact on special teams [jim fuller – new haven register]
Tuesday presser: Youth and growing pains for Huskies [john silver – sny uconn]
Diaco: Valuable lessons for UConn on road trip [ct post]
Diaco Says Focus Is On Correcting Mistakes For UConn Football [hartford courant]
Poor Offense At UConn [hartford courant]
Diaco had to ground UConn [the day]
In Diaco, the UConn players trust as should the fans [the hour]
UConn Women’s Basketball links
Stewart Joins Four Former Huskies On FIBA USA Basketball Women’s Team [sox & dawgs]
Samuelson on top of the world but not satisfied [carl adamec – sny uconn]
Charles Leads Team USA Past Czech Republic [rich elliott – ct post]
UConn Men’s Basketball links
The World According to Phil (Nolan) [william paxton – ct post]
Other UConn related links
M. Golf. Husky Golfers Finish Third At Hawks Invitational [uconn huskies]
M. Tennis. Huskies Tripped Up by Marist, 4-3 [uconn huskies]
M. Soccer. UConn Dropped By St. John’s, 3-1, On Tuesday [uconn huskies]
W. Soccer. UConn Opens Conference Play With Trip To East Carolina [uconn huskies]
W. Soccer. UConn Prepared For Conference Play After Strong Non-Conference Start [uconn huskies]
W. Cross Country. Women’s Cross Country Readies for Coast-To-Coast Battle in Beantown [uconn huskies]
UConn, Temple Coaches To Wear Coach To Cure MD Patch
This Saturday when the UConn Huskies and Temple Owls coaches take the field at the Rent, they will do so wearing Coach To Cure MD patches.
Not only will the UConn and Temple coaches be wearing the patches but also all coaches of American Athletic Conference teams will do so too. The arm patches raise awareness of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Approximately 10,000 college coaches at more than 500 institutions (including 110+ FBS teams) will participate in Coach To Cure MD events. Many will host Duchenne boys on their campuses this week as honorary game captains.
- This is the seventh year of Coach to Cure MD, a partnership between the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and Parent Project MD. The program has raised more than one million dollars in donations since 2008 for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
- Fans are encouraged to donate five dollars by texting the word CURE to 90999, or they can donate online at www.CoachtoCureMD.org.
- At all divisions, Coach to Cure MD will involve more than 500 schools and approximately 10,000 coaches.
- This year, Coach to Cure MD will be sponsored by Northwestern Mutual, a leading financial services company. Northwestern Mutual’s sponsorship includes a large donation to Parent Project MD.
- Airtime for radio and TV public service announcements has been donated by Learfield Sports, Yahoo! Sports Radio, DIRECTV, Big Ten Network, Fox Sports, ROOT Sports and MASN.
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is the most common fatal childhood genetic disorder – it is a progressive muscle disorder that causes loss of muscle function and independence.
- There is no cure and life expectancy is just in the 20’s.
- Research to find a cure is underway on many college campuses. Football fans have helped Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy make muscle research grants to Ohio State, UCLA, Florida, and Missouri among others.