UConn Huskies football coach Paul Pasqualoni has released his depth chart for Saturday’s road tilt against the Western Michigan Broncos and there are a few changes to it.

All of the changes come on the defensive line with the loss of DE Jesse Joseph who was lost for the season with an Achilles injury. Tim Willman will move from being Trevardo Williams’ backup to the other DE spot along side Williams. Redshirt freshman Kenton Adeyemi now backs up Williams.

Those are the only changes to the two-deep for the Huskies. It is interesting to see that DT Shamar Stephens hasn’t cracked the two deep after returning from injury.

For a full look at the UConn Huskies depth chart for the Western Michigan Broncos game, please click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

OFFENSE

LT: 72 Jimmy Bennett (RSr., 6-9, 309)
78 Dalton Gifford (RFr., 6-5, 297)

LG 69 Steve Greene (RJr., 6-5, 309)
60 Tyler Samra (Fr., 6-3, 250)

C: 73 Alex Mateas (RSo., 6-3, 293)
50 Tyler Bullock (RJr., 6-4, 302)

RG: 63 Adam Masters (RSr., 6-4, 298)
65 Gus Cruz (RSo., 6-2, 306)

RT: 77 Kevin Friend (RJr., 6-6, 295)
75 Xavier Hemingway (RFr., 6-4, 262)

TE: 89 John Delahunt (RSr., 6-3, 243)
94 Ryan Griffin (RSr., 6-6, 247)

WR: 6 Michael Smith (Sr., 6-0, 201) OR
31 Nick Williams (Sr., 5-10, 184)
84 Tebucky Jones (RSo., 6-0, 185)

FB: 47 R Reuben Frank (RSo., 6-3, 239)
36 Michael Osiecki (RSo., 6-2, 228)

QB: 10 C Chandler Whitmer (RSo., 6-1, 191)
18 Johnny McEntee (RSr., 6-3, 208)

TB: 43 L Lyle McCombs (RSo., 5-8, 166)
25 Martin Hyppolite (RJr., 6-0, 214)

WR: 85 Geremy Davis (RSo., 6-1, 214)
8 Shakim Phillips (RSo., 6-1, 200)

DEFENSE

DE: 48 Trevardo Williams (Sr., 6-2, 233)
95 Kenton Adeyemi (RFr., 6-5, 259)

DT: 53 R Ryan Wirth (RSr., 6-3, 271)
97 B.J. McBryde (RSo., 6-5, 301)

DT: 90 Julian Campenni (RF r., 5-11, 281)
56 Angelo Pruitt (RSo., 6-3, 296)

DE: 51 Tim Willman (RJr., 6-4, 270)
45 Elijah Norris (Fr., 6-4, 230)

OLB: 3 Sio Moore (RSr., 6-2, 229)
32 Jefferson Ashiru (RFr., 6-1, 227)

ILB: 33 Yawin Smallwood (Rso., 6-3, 235)
46 Marquise Vann (RFr., 6-0, 224)

ILB: 28 Jory Johnson (RSr., 6-1, 227)
52 Ryan Donohue (Sr., 6-0, 242)

CB: 5 Blidi Wreh-Wilson (RSr., 6-2, 190)
29 Taylor Mack (Jr., 5-9, 170)

S: 16 Byron Jones (RSo., 6-1, 192)
22 Andrew Adams (RFr., 6-0, 186)

S: 15 Ty-Meer Brown (RSo., 6-0, 193)
39 Jordan Floyd (Fr., 6-1, 205)

CB: 7 Dwayne Gratz (RSr., 6-0, 198)
12 David Stevenson (RFr., 5-8, 173)

SPECIAL TEAMS

K: 13 C Chad Christen (RJr., 6-1, 202)
17 Bobby Puyol (Fr., 6-0, 170)

P: 86 C Cole Wagner (RJr., 6-2, 211)
13 Chad Christen (RJr., 6-1, 202)

HL: 86 C Cole Wagner (RJr., 6-2, 211)
17 Blaise Driscoll (Sr., 6-1, 189)

KR: 31 Nick Williams (Sr., 5-10, 184)
29 Taylor Mack (Jr., 5-9, 170)

PR: 31 Nick Williams (Sr., 5-10, 184)
29 Taylor Mack (Jr., 5-9, 170)

LS: 67 Adam Mueller (Jr., 6-1, 225)
66 Dominick Manco (RFr., 6-0, 239)

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UConn Huskies linebacker Yawin Smallwood picked up his second Big East Defensive Player of the Week honors while Nick Williams was honored as the Big East Special Teams Player of the Week.

Here’s the release:

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – University of Connecticut redshirt sophomore linebacker Yawin Smallwood (Worcester, Mass.) was named the BIG EAST Conference Defensive Player of the Week while senior Nick Williams (East Windsor, N.J.) was named the Special Teams Player of the Week after the Huskies 24-21 win over Maryland on Saturday.

Smallwood earned Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second time in three weeks and had a game-high 14 tackles vs. the Terps — five more than any other player in the game . He had 2.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble that led to a Connecticut field goal. Smallwood leads all FBS players in tackles for loss (3.0 per game) and is eighth nationally in sacks (1.3 per game).

Williams accounted for 112 all-purpose yards, including a 58-yard punt return for a touchdown. On a day in which the Huskies’ offense was held to just 223 yards, Williams helped Connecticut’s cause with 52 yards on two kickoff returns and 60 yards on two punt returns.

Pittsburgh quarterback Tino Sunseri was named the Offensive Player of the Week.

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After taking two-of-three in Toronto over the weekend, the Boston Red Sox finish up their seven game road trip starting tonight. They’ll look to play spoilers in the first game of a four-game set with the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL.

First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Rays television market, you can catch the game on Sun Sports. If you don’t live in either market you are in luck as the MLB Network will have coverage of the game as well (outside of Red Sox and Rays television markets). If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to it on the Red Sox radio network.

The mightily struggling Aaron Cook gets the ball tonight for the visiting nine for the 16th time in 2012. In his previous 15 starts, Cook is 3-10 with a 5.18 ERA. He has not faced the Rays as a member of the Red Sox and is 1-1 with a 6.63 ERA (14 ER/19 IP) in three career starts. His lone career start at the Trop came in 2004 as a member of the Colorado Rockies when he picked up a no decision after allowing five runs in six innings of work.

Alex Cobb makes his 21st start of 2012 for Joe Maddon’s Rays. In his previous 20 starts, Cobb is 9-8 with a 4.26 ERA. His lone career start against the Red Sox came earlier this season when he picked up the win after allowing two runs (one earned) in five innings of work back on May 25th at Fenway Park.

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Here are today’s lineups:

66-81		78-68
1. Pedro Ciriaco	3B	1. Desmond Jennings	LF
2. Jacoby Ellsbury	CF	2. B.J. Upton	CF
3. Dustin Pedroia	2B	3. Ben Zobrist	SS
4. Cody Ross	RF	4. Matthew Joyce	RF
5. James Loney	1B	5. Luke Scott	DH
6. Jarrod Saltalamacchia	DH	6. Jeff Keppinger	3B
7. Ryan Lavarnway	C	7. Carlos Pena	1B
8. Scott Podsednik	LF	8. Ryan Roberts	2B
9. Jose Iglesias	SS	9. Jose Molina	C
Aaron Cook	SP	Alex Cobb	SP

And here is how the hitters have fared against today’s starting pitchers:

NOTES:

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Maddon: ‘Not upset’ by Valentine late-gate [rob bradford – weei.com]

Where has Daniel Bard’s blazing fastball gone? [clubhouse insider]

Bats make Red Sox shortcomings a total team effort [csn new england]

Valentine: ‘Iglesias hasn’t quite found himself yet’ [csn new england]

Bobby V: Iglesias hasn’t found himself at plate [espn boston]

Miller well suited to bullpen role [espn boston]

Maddon brushes off Valentine comment [espn boston]

One day later, a look at how Jose Iglesias can avoid being pinch-hit for [full count]

David Ortiz Expected Back Next Season After Payroll-Clearing Trade as Red Sox Plan to Build Through Young Talent [nesn.com]

Dustin Pedroia Looking to Stay Hot as Red Sox Open Series in Tampa Bay [nesn.com]

A Series Matter: Red Sox-Rays and Weak Rosters [projo sox blog]

Ochoa: Iglesias’ confidence won’t be affected by PH [projo sox blog]

Miller remains a bright spot for Sox [projo sox blog]

Valentine proud of PawSox [projo sox blog]

Red Sox look to put a crimp in Rays’ playoff dreams [redsox.com]

Lavarnway has potential to hit well in Majors [redsox.com]

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If there’s any doubt that Bobby Valentine won’t be back as skipper of the Boston Red Sox, look no further than the move he pulled in the 7th inning of yesterday’s 5-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.

Jon Lester was spinning a gem at that point but the offense wasn’t able to do anything with Jays starter Brandon Morrow either. The Jays started the 7th with Brett Cecil on the mound who struck out Jarrod Saltalamacchia, surprise surprise. Brandon Lyon took over and got Ryan Lavarnway to fly out.

Pedro Ciriaco got on base with a single and stole second with Jose Iglesias at the plate. So with a 2-2 count on Iglesias and Ciriaco in scoring position, Valentine decided that it would be best to pinch-hit for Iglesias with Daniel Nava. The move failed though as Nava grounded back to Lyon to end the inning.

The Blue Jays would finally break through against Lester in the bottom half of the inning to the tune of three runs making the move by Valentine all the more curious.

Here’s my thoughts.

One, yes Iglesias has been struggling since he’s been called up. Part of that is the inconsistent playing time he’s received which means he’s not getting regular at-bats. Two, what if he did end up getting the big hit? His confidence would probably go through the roof.

The worst thing Valentine could do is what he did. Nothing like killing the confidence of a young player who is trying to find his way in the big leagues. I mean seriously. It’s not like this game meant anything.

The only thing the Red Sox are battling for is to stay out of the basement. They are back there by themselves by a game after the loss. Yes, I know they were trying to get the win for Lester but come on now, it was a stupid, stupid, stupid move.

In a season where we’ve seen some crazy things, this was probably the craziest one we’ve seen. And if it doesn’t get Valentine canned at some point soon, then that’d be the craziest thing we’ve seen.

Yes folks, the Red Sox are a mess right now. And until something’s done about it, this is how I expect things to be for the last 15 games of the season.

We’ll be back later with today’s lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and links from the day. So for now, enjoy the overnight links from the media by clicking on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

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Puzzling move highlights Red Sox’ loss to Blue Jays in series finale [boston herald]

Lame duck quacking up [boston herald]

Head-scratching loss for Red Sox [boston herald]

Crooner or later, Bobby V’s out [boston herald]

Sox lost in translation [boston herald]

Red Sox stumble late in loss to Blue Jays, 5-0 [csn new england]

Pinch-hit move yet another strange one by Valentine [csn new england]

July rout by Jays may have helped Lester [espn boston]

Valentine clarifies ‘weakest roster’ comment [espn boston]

Bobby on PH for Iglesias: ‘Not kindergarten’ [espn boston]

Valentine unapologetic for unusual move to pinch-hit for Iglesias [extra bases]

Bobby Valentine on Jose Iglesias decision: ‘It’s not kindergarten here’ [full count]

Jacoby (finally!) puts a ring on it [inside track]

Bobby Valentine Cites Strategy Over Feelings in Decision to Pinch-Hit For Jose Iglesias [nesn.com]

Valentine’s decision doesn’t add up [projo sox blog]

No relief for Bard yet again [projo sox blog]

Winter ball up in the air for Middlebrooks [projo sox blog]

Valentine clarifies September roster comments [redsox.com]

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And if you must check out the enemy news, head over to the Toronto Star and Toronto Sun websites.

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Big East bowl projections: Week 4 [andrea adelson – espn.com]

UConn Senior Defensive Jesse Joseph (Achilles Tendon) Out For Season [desmond conner – hartford courant]

UConn loses another veteran defensive end [jim fuller – new haven register]

Nick Williams, Yawin Smallwood earn national honors [jim fuller – new haven register]

Smallwood’s Rising Star [john silver – sny.com]

Joseph out for year — Sunday teleconference [john silver – sny.com]

Chandler Whitmer after the Maryland game. So dapper. [the uconn blog]

UConn football notebook: DE Joseph lost for season [ct post]

Jesse Joseph Tears Achilles’, Out For Season [hartford courant]

Five Things We Learned [hartford courant]

Huskies didn’t let obstacles stand in their way against Maryland [new haven register]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

Meet Leon Tolksdorf [uconn huskies basketball]

Other UConn related links

W. Soccer. Plucenik Records Hat Trick to Lead Huskies to 5-1 Win at St. John’s [uconnhuskies.com]

Field Hockey. No. 5 Field Hockey Stifles Yale, 3-0 [uconnhuskies.com]

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After winning 3-2 yesterday to clinch their first series win since July 31st, the Boston Red Sox look for the sweep this afternoon of the Toronto Blue Jays in the finale of a three-game set for the Battle of the Basement at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

First pitch is scheduled for 1:07 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Yankees television market, you can catch the game on Rogers SportsNet and TVA Sports (French broadcast). If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to it on the Red Sox radio network.

Jon Lester steps to the rubber for a team-leading 30th time in 2012. In his previous 29 starts, Lester is 9-11 with a 4.99 ERA. He’s made three starts against the Jays this season and is 1-2 with an 8.53 ERA (18 ER/19 IP). Lester has made 21 career starts against the Jays and is 11-6 with a 3.86 ERA. 12 of those starts have come north of the border where he is 6-4 with a 3.33 ERA.

Brandon Morrow makes his 18th start of the season this afternoon. In his previous 17 starts, Morrow is 8-6 with a 3.16 ERA. He has not faced the Red Sox this season and was 1-2 with a 12.32 ERA in four starts in 2011. Morrow has made 15 career appearances (seven starts) against the visiting nine and is 1-3 with a 9.53 ERA.

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Here are today’s lineups:

66-80		65-79
1. Scott Podsednik	LF	1. Brett Lawrie	3B
2. Dustin Pedroia	2B	2. Colby Rasmus	CF
3. Jacoby Ellsbury	CF	3. Edwin Encarnacion	DH
4. Cody Ross	RF	4. Yunel Escobar	SS
5. James Loney	1B	5. Adam Lind	1B
6. Jarrod Saltalamacchia	DH	6. J.P. Arencibia	C
7. Ryan Lavarnway	C	7. Moises Sierra	RF
8. Pedro Ciriaco	3B	8. Adeiny Hechavarria	2B
9. Jose Iglesias	SS	9. Anthony Gose	LF
Jon Lester	SP	Brandon Morrow	SP

And here is how the hitters have fared against today’s starting pitchers:

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Finally, Sox go back-to-back [boston herald]

No names, less misery for Red Sox [boston herald]

Andrew Bailey way better late [boston herald]

Son shines on Dustin Pedroia [boston herald]

Clay Buchholz builds on quality run [boston herald]

Chris Carpenter doing handy work for Red Sox [clubhouse insider]

Why better luck, not tough love, has keyed Jon Lester’s improvement [clubhouse insider]

Bobby Valentine clarifies “weakest roster” comment [clubhouse insider]

Ciriaco clutch hit helps Sox edge Jays 3-2 [csn new england]

Bailey making up for lost time [csn new england]

Valentine clarifies ‘weakest roster’ comments [csn new england]

Rapid Reaction: Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 2 [espn boston]

Clay Buchholz a bright spot for Sox [espn boston]

Valentine clarifies ‘weakest roster’ remark [extra bases]

Daniel Nava Finding Ways to Contribute Offensively, Defensively After DL Stint [nesn.com]

Jackie Bradley Jr. Excels in First Full Year in Professional Baseball (Video) [nesn.com]

Red Sox Show Attitude, Win Two Straight After Bobby Valentine Calls Roster ‘Weak’ [nesn.com]

Red Sox, Celtics, Patriots, Bruins Can Pin Problems on Sketchy Drawings That Doomed Their Seasons [nesn.com]

Cody Ross Heating Up, Hits Cleanup as Red Sox, Blue Jays Face Off in Final Game of Series [nesn.com]

Why September has been even worse than you think [projo sox blog]

Valentine clarifies “weakest roster” comment [projo sox blog]

Lester, Red Sox look to brush aside Blue Jays [redsox.com]

Kalish will be used sparingly down the stretch [redsox.com]

Valentine impressed with Carpenter’s repertoire [redsox.com]

Following birth of second son, Pedroia returns to lineup [redsox.com]

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UConn holds on to beat Maryland [andrea adelson – espn.com]

Big East helmet stickers: Week 3 [andrea adelson – espn.com]

What we learned in the Big East: Week 3 [andrea adelson – espn.com]

Report Card: UConn Vs. Maryland [desmond conner – hartford courant]

UConn 24, Maryland 21: the wrap [ed daigneault – republican-american]

Wildcat finally makes an impact [jim fuller – new haven register]

UConn picks up gutsy victory [jim fuller – new haven register]

UConn-Maryland postgame wrap [john silver – sny.com]

UConn defeats Maryland 24-21 as all three phases contribute [ct post]

UConn fans show resentment to Edsall, but Huskies show respect [ct post]

UConn Leaves Randy Behind [hartford courant]

The Wrap: Big Win For UConn [hartford courant]

Notebook: Emotional Day For Edsall [hartford courant]

Huskies hang on to beat Maryland and former coach Randy Edsall [new haven register]

Huskies avoided distractions [new haven register]

Homecoming is sweet for Reservoir alum Willman in 24-21 UConn win [baltimore sun]

Terps come up short vs. UConn, suffer 24-21 loss to Randy Edsall’s former team [baltimore sun]

Without much help, Terps freshman QB Hills puts a lot on his shoulders [baltimore sun]

Stefon Diggs, Wes Brown come up big for Terps in loss [baltimore sun]

Terps’ comeback bid falls short in 24-21 loss to Huskies [washington post]

Postgame notes: The bright spots from Good Counsel [washington post]

Randy Edsall brews tea outside his Maryland office [d.c. sports bog]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

Auriemma plays comic thespian at alumni benefit [ct post]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

New UConn coach used to working to gain respect [ct post]

There Are Many Sides To UConn Men’s Basketball Coach Jim Calhoun [hartford courant]

Other UConn related links

Field Hockey. Boddy’s Big Day Leads No. 5 Field Hockey Past Rutgers, 5-0 [uconnhuskies.com]

M. Cross Country. Cross Country Finishes Third at Minutemen Invitational [uconnhuskies.com]

W. Volleyball. Volleyball Finishes 2-1 in the New England Challenge [uconnhuskies.com]

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Through the first two games of the season, we’ve seen how good the UConn Huskies defense is. On the other hand, the offense has been so-so.

But when a big offensive drive was needed on Saturday afternoon, the UConn offense came up with a big score as the defense held off the Maryland Terrapins late to win 24-21 in the Edsall Bowl at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium.

With the win, the Huskies improve to 2-1 on the young season with former UConn head coach Randy Edsall’s squad also at 2-1.

Maryland had just cut the score in the game to 17-14 early in the 4th quarter when the offense decided it would move the ball. They ended up going 76 yards on 10 plays eating up just over six minutes on the clock as well. UConn also did it mostly with the wildcat something us fans would rather not see.

But we know for a fact that Edsall coached teams have struggled with running quarterbacks so it was nice to see that hasn’t changed. The big play of the drive though was a third down conversion by John Delahunt on an 18-yard pass from Chandler Whitmer that gave the Huskies life on the drive.

Scott McCummings followed that up with runs of 21 yards and eight yards to set up Lyle McCombs for what turned out to be the winning touchdown of the game on an 11-yard scamper into the end zone.

Early on, the Huskies couldn’t mount any offense. They were able to run the ball effectively but when it came to passing downs they couldn’t do much. But it was nice to see the offensive line get a little more push on a strong Maryland front, something we really haven’t seen so far this season.

The first UConn touchdown of the game almost wasn’t to be.

In the first quarter, Maryland punted the ball to Nick Williams who was going to let the ball roll. But it took a bounce right into his hands and he decided to run with it. He ended up bringing it back 58 yards for the first touchdown of the game.

Thankfully the defense came to play again. Folks, they are as advertised.

With UConn unable to do anything on the offensive side, Maryland wasn’t either as the D kept shutting down their run game. And when the Terps tried to pass they D put a ton of pressure on freshman quarterback Perry Hills.

It seemed like Huskies linebackers Yawin Smallwood and Sio Moore were everywhere on defense today. Honestly, I swear you heard their name called on just about every defensive play. Obviously that wasn’t the case but Smallwood did finish with 14 tackles and had three sacks along with a forced fumble. Four of his tackles went for a total loss of 20 yards.

All told besides Smallwood’s three sacks, the UConn D finished with seven sacks on the afternoon. Moore added three while Trevardo Williams had the other.

The UConn defense also held Maryland to just 203 total yards of offense. Of course the Huskies weren’t much better with just 223.

While publicly the players didn’t say they were out for revenge on their head coach, the play, at least defensively showed it. And after the win, it’ll be nice move on from all the talk about the former UConn head coach.

Offensively, this team is far from being good. They are only going to be able to rely on the defense for so long. Sure they came up with a big drive when it was needed but why can’t they do it on a consistent basis.

It’s partially because of the Wildcat since it doesn’t allow Whitmer to get into a flow. So why not just go exclusively Wildcat and throw some teams off.

Just throwing that out there for y’all to mull over.

The Huskies will probably be out for revenge again next week as they’ll take on the Western Michigan Broncos. The Broncos came into Rentschler Field last year and beat UConn 38-31.

Scoring:

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
UConn Huskies	7	7	3	7	24
Maryland Terrapins	0	0	7	14	21

1st quarter

CON – 07:05 – Nick Williams 58 Yd Punt Return (Chad Christen Kick)

2nd quarter

CON – 12:35 – Scott McCummings 3 Yd Run (Chad Christen Kick)

3rd quarter

MD – 10:24 – Wes Brown 19 Yd Run (Brad Craddock Kick)

CON – 03:29 – Chad Christen 34 Yd

4th quarter

MD – 14:07 – Stefon Diggs 29 Yd Pass From Perry Hills (Brad Craddock Kick)

CON – 08:04 –  Lyle McCombs 11 Yd Run (Chad Christen Kick)

MD – 04:39 – Perry Hills 10 Yd Run (Brad Craddock Kick)

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Offensive Player of the Game:

With only 223 yards of total offense, it’s hard to pick someone. But I’m going to go with Scott McCummings who came up big on the winning drive. He finished the game with eight carries for 44 yards and a touchdown. He also completed his only pass for two yards.

Defensive Player of the Game:

Who else but Yawin Smallwood again. Smallwood led the Huskies with 14 tackles (8 solo, 6 assisted). Four of those tackles went for a total loss of 20 yards and he also forced a fumble and had three sacks.

Turning Point(s) of the Game:

After Maryland scored to make it 17-14 UConn, the Huskies offense drove the ball 76 yards on 10 plays for a touchdown to put the Huskies in line for a win.

The UConn defense stood tall holding Maryland to -7 yards on the final drive of the game that pushed them out of field goal range and forced them to throw a hail mary that didn’t work out.

Offensive Notes:

Chandler Whitmer was 10-of-16 for just 68 yards. He also had four rushes for 26 yards but did have one fumble. He was only sacked once in the game. Scott McCummings completed his only pass for two yards and had eight carries for 44 yards and a touchdown. Lyle McCombs failed to break 100 yards again but did finish with 94 yards and a touchdown. His three catches went for -6 yards. John Delahunt led all UConn receivers with 46 yards on three catches including a big 18-yarder on the winning drive. Michael Smith had two catches for 18 yards.

Defensive Notes:

Yawin Smallwood led the Huskies with 14 tackles (8 solo, 6 assisted). Four of those tackles went for a total loss of 20 yards and he also forced a fumble and had three sacks. Sio Moore had seven tackles (5 solo, 2 assisted) and three sacks. His three sacks went for a total loss of 10 yards and he also had two pass breakups. Jory Johnson added seven tackles while Ryan Wirth added six tackles. Trevardo Williams had the other sack for the Huskies to go along with four tackles. Dwayne Gratz made two tackles and also had an interception. Angelo Pruitt picked up the fumble recovery on the forced fumble by Smallwood.

Special Teams Notes:

Nick Williams had two punt returns for 60 yards, including a 58-yarder for a touchdown. It was his first career punt return for a TD. He also had two kickoff returns for 52 yards. Taylor Mack had two kickoff returns for 38 yards. Chad Christen missed his first field goal of the year from 49 yards but he did connect on a 34 yarder. Two of Christen’s five kickoffs went for touchbacks. Cole Wagner averaged 44.6 yards on seven punts with two of them downed inside the 20.

Injuries:

Jesse Joseph injured his achilles and it’s not known how severe the injury is

RG Adam Masters missed the game as a case of the flu is running through the team. Sio Moore and Dwayne Gratz were also battling the flu but managed to play.

Blidi-Wreh Wilson missed the game with a hamstring injury.

Officials:

Referee: Todd LaPenta; Umpire: Greg Brenner; Linesman: Kavin McGrath; Line judge: Jim Casey; Back judge: Paul Vargo; Field judge: Glenn Crowther; Side judge: Jeremy Lomax

Game Notes:

UConn Huskies @ Maryland Terrapins 9.15.12 box score

Here are the postgame quotes from UConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni and Maryland head coach Randy Edsall as well as players from both teams.

Here are the starters for the Huskies

OFFENSE

• LT 72 Bennett, Jimmy
• LG 69 Greene, Steve
• C 73 Mateas, Alex
• RG 65 Cruz, Gus
• RT 77 Friend, Kevin
• TE 94 Griffin, Ryan
• QB 10 WHITMER, Chandler
• TB 43 McCombs, Lyle
• WR 31 Williams, Nick
• WR 85 Davis, Geremy
• WR 8 PHILLIPS, Shakim

DEFENSE

• DE 48 WILLIAMS, Trevardo
• DT 53 Wirth, Ryan
• DE 91 Joseph, Jesse
• OLB 3 Moore, Sio
• ILB 33 SMALLWOOD, Yawin
• ILB 28 Johnson, Jory
• DB 22 Adams, Andrew
• CB 29 Mack, Taylor
• S 16 Jones, Byron
• S 15 Brown, Ty-Meer
• CB 7 Gratz, Dwayne

Here are the game notes from UConn Sports Information:

The win gives the Huskies a record of 5-11 all-time against ACC schools.

The Connecticut defense recorded six sacks in the contest, and held Maryland to just 205 total yards of offense.

Senior wide receiver Nick Williams’ 58-yard punt return for a touchdown in the first quarter was a career-long and his first for a touchdown in his career. He also has two kickoff returns for scores at Connecticut.

Redshirt sophomore running back Lyle McCombs scored on an 11-yard touchdown run midway in the fourth quarter. It was his third rushing touchdown of the season and 10th of his career. He finished with a season-high 94 rushing yards.

Redshirt senior cornerback Dwayne Gratz’ interception in the first quarter was his seventh career pick, and his second of the season.

Redshirt senior linebacker Sio Moore registered had his 2.5 sacks in the game. He now has 3.5 on the season and 12.5 in his career. He also had two pass breakups.

Redshirt sophomore linebacker Yawin Smallwood had 1.5 sacks in the first half and another in the third quarter forcing a fumble, giving him 4 for the season and 6 for his career. He led the Huskies with 14 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss.

Senior defensive end Trevardo Williams recorded another sack in the third quarter. He now has 4.5 this season and 24.5 for his career.

Redshirt sophomore defensive tackle Angelo Pruitt recovered the fumble caused by the Smallwood sack. It was his first fumble recovery of his career.

The Huskies held the Terps scoreless in the first quarter, continuing their streak of not allowing a point in the first quarter this season. In addition, the Huskies have allowed just three first quarter first downs this season.

Sophomore quarterback Scott McCummings scored early in the second quarter on a three-yard run. It was his second rushing score of 2012, and the seventh he’s had at Connecticut. He finished with a season-high 44 rushing yards.

McCummings also threw his first pass of the season; a 2-yard completion to redshirt senior tight end Ryan Griffen.

Redshirt sophomore quarterback Chandler Whitmer had a 23-yard scramble in the first quarter, the longest run of his career.

Whitmer completed seven-of-10 pass attempts in the opening half, while McCombs had 65 yards on 19 carries in the first half. He finished 10-for-16 for 68 yards with no interceptions.

Redshirt junior punter Cole Wagner’s first punt of 37 yards was downed at the Maryland 3, his fifth inside-the-20 of the season. His 49-yard punt in the third quarter tied his season-long.

Redshirt senior tight end John Delahunt registered a 19-yard catch in the second quarter, matching his season-long.

When Maryland’s Wes Brown scampered in from the 19-yard line in the second quarter, it marked the first rushing touchdown allowed by Connecticut this season.

Redshirt junior placekicker Chad Christen had his first career missed field goal when his 49-yard attempt in the second quarter was wide right. He had made his first three attempts of his career against Massachusetts on August 30. He later made a 34-yarder in the third quarter.

The contest marked just the second time the two schools played in the sport of football, the first since 1942.

Big East Games and Results:

Thursday, September 13

Rutgers 23
South Florida 13

Saturday, September 15

(13) Virginia Tech 17
Pittsburgh 35

North Carolina
Louisville, 3:30 p.m.

Stony Brook
Syracuse, 4 p.m.

Delaware State
Cincinnati, 7 p.m.

Things to Work On:

• Get healthy. Obviously with the flu bug going around, you want to see it run its course quickly.
• Offensively, they need to figure something out. As I said before the defense can take them so far.

Up Next:

UConn stays on the road as they head to Kalamazoo, MI for a matchup next Saturday with the Western Michigan Broncos at 2 p.m.

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After winning 8-5 last night, the Boston Red Sox look to make it two in-a-row this afternoon in the middle game of a three-game set in the Battle For the Basement with the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

First pitch is scheduled for 1:07 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Yankees television market, you can catch the game on Rogers SportsNet and TVA Sports (French broadcast). If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to it on the Red Sox radio network.

Clay Buchholz makes his 27th start of 2012 this afternoon. In his previous 26 starts, Buchholz is 11-6 with a 4.46 ERA. He’s made two starts against the Jays this season and is 1-1 with a 3.24 ERA (6 ER/16.2 IP). Buchholz has made 14 career appearances (13 starts) against the Jays and is 8-4 with a 2.71 ERA. Eight of those starts have come at the Rogers Centre where he is 6-2 with a 1.72 ERA.

Carlos Villanueva makes his 14th start (36th appearance) for the Jays. In his previous 35 appearances (13 starts), Villanueva is 7-5 with a 3.48 ERA. He’s made three appearances (two starts) against the Red Sox this season and is 1-0 with a 4.73 ERA. Villanueva has made eight career appearances (three starts) against the Red Sox and is 2-1 with a 4.50 ERA.

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Here are today’s lineups:

64-80		65-77
1. Jacoby Ellsbury	CF	1. Rajai Davis	LF
2. Daniel Nava	LF	2. Brett Lawrie	3B
3. Dustin Pedroia	2B	3. Edwin Encarnacion	DH
4. Cody Ross	RF	4. Adam Lind	1B
5. James Loney	1B	5. Yunel Escobar	SS
6. Jarrod Saltalamacchia	C	6. Kelly Johnson	2B
7. Ryan Lavarnway	DH	7. Yorvit Torrealba	C
8. Mike Aviles	SS	8. Moises Sierra	RF
9. Pedro Ciriaco	3B	9. Anthony Gose	CF
Clay Buchholz	SP	Carlos Villanueva	SP

And here is how the hitters have fared against today’s starting pitchers:

NOTES:

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Salty takes big strides [boston herald]

Lovullo welcomes chance at Sox job [boston herald]

Nava pens own glove story [boston herald]

Bobby Valentine: Call-ups [boston herald]

Youngsters lift Sox past Jays, 8-5 [csn new england]

Dustin Pedroia rejoins Red Sox, back in lineup [clubhouse insider]

Sox owners have more to gain by staying put [csn new england]

Nava happy to contribute again [csn new england]

Red Sox notes: Pedroia, Carpenter [csn new england]

Sox win in Toronto; still stuck in East cellar [espn boston]

Pedroia rejoins team in Toronto, back in lineup for Saturday’s game [extra bases]

What should the Red Sox make of Mauro Gomez? [full count]

Pedroia back with the team [projo sox blog]

Opportunity presents itself to Buchholz [redsox.com]

Valentine seeks depth for Red Sox’s thin roster [redsox.com]

Red Sox formulating next step for Lackey [redsox.com]

Pedroia anticipated to rejoin Sox over weekend [redsox.com]

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It’s game day for the UConn Huskies football team as they’ll take on their former head coach Randy Edsall and his Maryland Terrapins squad this afternoon at 12:30 p.m.

If you missed our UConn @ Maryland preview, be sure to check that out.

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UConn Football links

UConn hoping to get out of first gear [jim fuller – new haven register]

Report: Former UConn RB plans to sue NFL [jim fuller – new haven register]

Run game the focus [john silver – journal inquirer]

Plenty of motivation for UConn at Maryland [ct post]

Cardinals fullback Anthony Sherman has home-field advantage [espn boston]

UConn Concern Should Be Scoring, Not Settling Score Vs. Edsall [hartford courant]

Five Things To Watch in UConn-Maryland Game [hartford courant]

Huskies hope to get offensive against Maryland [new haven register]

Former coach, Edsall, looms for UConn football team [the day]

Edsall leads Terps against his former UConn team [ap]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

Wolters To Be On SNY’s UConn Team [john altavilla – hartford courant]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

Jim Calhoun Interview on Sirius XM [dom amore – hartford courant]

Mailbag 9/14: Will Big East Reconsider And Allow UConn Into Garden Party? [dom amore – hartford courant]

Notes/Quotes from Gampel: “The first step to being special is believing that you’re special.” [kevin duffy – ct post]

UConn’s big day: 5 thoughts [lee lewis – republican-american]

A Busy Day One At UConn For Kevin Ollie [hartford courant]

The Final Chapter [sports on earth]

Calhoun’s style was tough to beat [espn.com]

On one-year deal with these Huskies, Ollie’s odds don’t look good [cbssports.com]

Other UConn related links

Softball. Huskies Prepare for Fall Season [uconnhuskies.com]

M. Soccer. Men’s Soccer Against Notre Dame – SOLD OUT [uconnhuskies.com]

M. Soccer. No. 4/4 Huskies Rout Harvard On The Road, 6-0 [uconnhuskies.com]

W. Volleyball. Volleyball Shuts Down Harvard, 3-0 [uconnhuskies.com]

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