UConn DT #92 Mikal Myers lays a hit on Stony Brook QB #16 Conor Bedarski on September 6, 2014 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, CT.

We all know that the big special teams play by Deshon Foxx played a huge role in the UConn Huskies 19-16 win over the Stony Brook Seawolves on Saturday afternoon. But it was also the defense that played a big part in that as well.

The defensive line put constant pressure on the Seawolves two quarterbacks in John Kinder and Conor Bedarski. Julian Campenni and Mikal Myers along with Reuben Frank and a slew of others could probably tell you what flavor gum they were chewing if any.

That’s how close they were all day.

Watch below as UConn head coach Bob Diaco and Myers talk about the play of the defensive line:

UConn PR Deshon Foxx looks for the end zone ahead of him in the third quarter against the Stony Brook Seawolves on September 6, 2014 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, CT.

With the UConn Huskies offense struggling most of the game, they needed a big play from someone otherwise they may have found themselves in an even tighter spot then they were already in.

Enter Deshon Foxx.

After Stony Brook Seawolves punter Luke Allen outkicked his coverage, Foxx picked up a fortunate bounce to grab the ball and take it to the house for a 72 yard punt return for a touchdown. It was UConn’s first punt return for a score since Nick Williams took one 80 yards against Pittsburgh on Nov. 9, 2012.

Watch below as head coach Bob Diaco and Foxx talk about the punt return:

Here are the highlights from the UConn Huskies 19-16 win over the Stony Brook Seawolves on Saturday at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, CT.

UConn Football head coach Bob Diaco is hoping for no “I thought” moments against Stony Brook this afternoon.

As the UConn Huskies enter today’s game with the Stony Brook Seawolves, UConn Football head coach Bob Diaco isn’t viewing them as an opponent. Instead, he’s viewing them as a partner in the Huskies getting better.

Each day, Diaco’s goal is to get better than the last one. So on Tuesday, I asked him what he wanted to see this week and he said a better Tuesday practice. You get the point.

With it being game day, one of those improvements he’d like to see is no “I thought” moments.

Watch below as Diaco explains what he means by an “I thought” moment:

Former UConn Huskies great Caron Butler talks with VICE Sports about growing up in Racine, WI.

Here are the descriptions of the videos from VICE Sports as well as Part 1 and Part 2.

Running from the police, moving cocaine, and inspiring the community are all on Caron Butler‘s mind as he takes VICE Sports on a tour of his childhood neighborhood in Racine, Wisconsin. The first of a two-part series, watch as the Detroit Pistons small forward and two-time All-Star recounts the story of the ATF drug bust that dramatically changed his life in Part 1.

In the second part of a two-part series, Caron Butler shows VICE Sports how he rebounded from his life as a drug dealer to become a first-round NBA draft pick. Butler travels around his hometown in Wisconsin, remembers balling against Tony Romo in high school, making Whoppers at Burger King, and racing home to avoid violating his probation. Butler gives an honest assessment of the moments that define a kid trying to make a better life for himself and his family.

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Huskies All Access host Erika Wachter sits down with UConn Football Head Coach Bob Diaco, Captain Alex Mateas and Analyst Joe D’Ambrosio to preview Week 2 against Stony Brook.

UConn Huskies WR Kamal Abrams (9) gets knocked out of bounds by Jhavon Hadley (11) during UConn’s 2014 spring football game at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, CT.

No one would have blamed UConn Huskies WR Kamal Abrams if he had a bad training camp in August. His mind was elsewhere at times.

On July 23, a very close friend in Rashaad Lewis was stabbed during an altercation in Newark, DE. Unfortunately on August 11, Lewis passed.

But instead of getting down before Lewis’ passing and after, Abrams used his friend’s situation to work as hard as he could during camp.

Abrams has dedicated his season to his friend.

Watch below as UConn head coach Bob Diaco talks about Abrams battling through this adversity as well as Abrams talking about the loss of his friend and what he did to get through it.

UConn head coach Bob Diaco looks up at a replay during the first quarter against the BYU Cougars on August 29, 2014 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, CT.

After giving his props during his postgame press conference to the BYU Cougars after their win, UConn Huskies football coach Bob Diaco thanked the fans for coming out and supporting the team.

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UConn Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Matt Balis leads the team through stretching drills before practice number five on August 6, 2014.

Having been around the UConn Huskies football program since Bob Diaco was hired, the other major thing noticeable besides the change in culture is the difference in the players after the season and now.

The reason behind that is strength and conditioning coordinator Matt Balis.

He has literally reshaped the players bodies. Honestly, if you saw some of them in January and bumped into them now, you’d be shocked.

Watch below as the players talk about Balis as well as Balis’ reaction to what QB Tim Boyle had to say about him.