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:

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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After going 1-5 on the six-game home stand, the Boston Red Sox take to the road for their next seven games. Tonight they’ll kick their road trip off with the first game of a three-game set with the Toronto Blue Jays in the Battle For the Basement at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

First pitch is scheduled for 7:07 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.

Daisuke Matsuzaka toes the rubber for the ninth time this season in what could probably be one of the final times in a Red Sox uniform. In his previous eight starts, Matsuzaka is 1-5 with a 7.20 ERA. He’s made two starts against the Jays this season and is 0-1 with a 7.71 ERA (6 ER/7 IP). He’s had good success against them in his career as he is 7-2 with a 3.81 ERA in 14 starts. Six of those starts have come north of the border where he is 3-1 with a 3.35 ERA.

Aaron Laffey makes his 13th start (19th appearance of the season) for former Red Sox pitching coach and new manager John Farrell. In his previous 18 appearances (12 starts), Laffey is 3-5 with a 4.43 ERA. He’s basically owned the Red Sox in three starts this season as he is 1-0 with a 1.02 ERA (2 ER/17.2 IP). He’s made nine career appearances (four starts) against the visiting nine and is 1-1 with a 4.13 ERA.

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Here are today’s lineups:

64-80		65-77
1. Pedro Ciriaco	3B	1. Rajai Davis	LF
2. Jacoby Ellsbury	CF	2. Colby Rasmus	CF
3. Mike Aviles	2B	3. Brett Lawrie	3B
4. Cody Ross	RF	4. Adam Lind	1B
5. Mauro Gomez	DH	5. Yunel Escobar	SS
6. Ryan Lavarnway	C	6. Kelly Johnson	2B
7. Daniel Nava	LF	7. J.P. Arencibia	C
8. James Loney	1B	8. Moises Sierra	DH
9. Jose Iglesias	SS	9. Anthony Gose	RF
Daisuke Matsuzaka	SP	Aaron Laffey	SP

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

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Bobby V: ‘This is the weakest roster we’ve ever had in September’ [clubhouse insider]

Valentine: Weakest September roster in history [csn new england]

Red Sox notes: Reinforcements on the way [csn new england]

Red Sox minor league leaders for 2012 [espn boston]

Questions abound on both sides following Red Sox sale report [tony massarotti – boston globe]

Ryan Lavarnway’s Tools Do Not Include Ignorance, As Rookie Backstop Revels in Pitcher-Catcher Bond [nesn.com]

Cook, Matsuzaka only pitching because there’s no one else [projo sox blog]

Valentine congratulates PawSox, awaits call-ups [projo sox blog]

Even with cast off, Middlebrooks not planning on playing [projo sox blog]

Pedroia still away; Aviles stepping in [projo sox blog]

Dice-K starts opener with Jays in Toronto [redsox.com]

100th Anniversary Celebration of Fenway Park to Conclude with Tribute [redsox.com]

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If the Boston Red Sox plan on playing spoiler for the remaining 18 games of the season, they need to do a better job of it. Also, if they want to finish over .500 on the season, they need to go 18-0. 17-1 is only good enough for .500.

Scary to think about that huh. Because you and I both know that’s not happening. The last time it happened to the Red Sox was 1997 when they finished at 78-84 in the first year of the Jimy Williams era.

Last night it was the offense who failed to show up although Phil Hughes‘ stuff was good enough to probably beat anybody in the AL last night. The win for the New York Yankees also allowed them to keep pace with the Baltimore Orioles for first place in the AL East.

For the first time since a start against the Yanks on July 29th, Doubront lasted longer than six innings. In his previous starts, he went 5, 4.1, 5, 3 and 4 innings.

Early on in the game, it didn’t look like Doubront would last that long. He was going to full counts with a majority of the hitters and building his pitch count higher and higher.

When he did get into trouble, he was bailed out by the defense for the most part.

He loaded up the bases with no outs in the 4th inning before Andruw Jones knocked in the first run of the game with a sacrifice fly. He escaped the jam by getting Curtis Granderson to line out to James Loney at first who stepped on the bag for the double play. In the 7th, he got the first out before allowing a hit and a walk. He gave way to Junichi Tazawa who allowed a flare by Derek Jeter that scored the second and final run of the game.

Ironically enough, the Red Sox outhit the Yankees. They just couldn’t do anything with it. Jacoby Ellsbury, Pedro Ciriaco, Loney, Cody Ross, and Daniel Nava had the hits.

The Red Sox are now off to Toronto as they try to work themselves out of the basement. A sweep of the Blue Jays is the only way for that to happen.

We’ll be back later with today’s lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and links from the day. So for now, let’s take a look at the overnight links from the media.

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Yankees throw blanks at starless Sox [boston herald]

Fans not buying on new owners [boston herald]

Guessing game for Red Sox [boston herald]

John Henry answers questions about club’s future [boston herald]

Derek Jeter a big fan of Pats’ Tom Brady [boston herald]

Don’t sell John Henry short [boston herald]

Hughes, Yankees stifle Red Sox, 2-0 [csn new england]

Doubront bounces back, Red Sox blanked [csn new england]

‘Immature’ offensive approach hurts Red Sox [csn new england]

Rapid Reaction: Yankees 2, Red Sox 0 [espn boston]

Questions abound on both sides following Red Sox sale report [tony massarotti – boston globe]

John Lackey Throws for Second Time, On Track to Pitch in Live Game Soon [nesn.com]

Alfredo Aceves Kept on Red Sox Roster Despite Clash With Bobby Valentine [nesn.com]

Bobby Valentine ‘Surprised’ to Learn He Set Red Sox Single-Season Ejection Record [nesn.com]

Felix Doubront Offers Hope for Future by Rebounding After String of Struggles [nesn.com]

Dustin Pedroia Will Rejoin Red Sox in Toronto, Team Glad That ‘Everybody is Doing Fine’ [nesn.com]

Inmates continue to run the Red Sox asylum [projo sox blog]

Red Sox chose well in picking delayed gratification [redsox.com]

Doubront does his part, but Sox fall to Yanks [redsox.com]

Lackey targets instructional league action [redsox.com]

Ross doesn’t expect to be suspended for arguing [redsox.com]

Pedroia out vs. Yanks to be with wife, newborn son [redsox.com]

Five Things That Mattered for the Red Sox on Thursday: Henry redefines blueprint [alex speier – weei.com]

For more slices of Red Sox goodness, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, CSN New England,  ESPN Boston, NESN, Providence Journal, RedSox.com and WEEI websites.

And if you must check out the enemy news, head over to the ESPN New York, New York Daily News, New York Post, New York Times and The Journal News websites. You can also check out our Bloguin brother, NYY Stadium Insider.

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UConn Football links

Paw Prints – UConn Huskies (1-1) @ Maryland Terrapins (2-0) Preview [sox & dawgs]

‘Nothing personal’ between Edsall, UConn [andrea adelson – espn.com]

Video: UConn-Maryland preview [andrea adelson – espn.com]

UConn Football Updates Pre-Maryland [desmond conner – hartford courant]

DE Teddy Jennings out for year; DT Stephen will play [jim fuller – new haven register]

Thursday update: Stephen in, Jennings done [john silver – sny.com]

UConn football notebook: DT Shephen back, DE Jennings out [ct post]

UConn Gets Defensive Tackle Back For Maryland Game [hartford courant]

Maryland Terrapins-Connecticut Huskies Preview: Terps Go For 3-0, Edsall Bowl Victory [testudo times]

Preview: Connecticut Huskies at Maryland Terrapins [cbssports.com]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

Special section on Jim Calhoun [hartford courant]

Warde Manuel, Current Players, Pat Calhoun, and Holding out Hope for Big East Tourney [david borges – new haven register]

UConn Football Coach Paul Pasqualoni Talks About Retiring UConn Basketball Coach Jim Calhoun [desmond conner – hartford courant]

Auriemma Issues Statement On Calhoun/Ollie [rich elliott – ct post]

Former Husky Donald Thomas on Jim Calhoun [jim fuller – new haven register]

Introducing Kevin Ollie [gavin keefe – the day]

Calhoun’s UConn years [lee lewis – republican-american]

Tim Welsh and Jim Calhoun [john silver – sny.com]

Tim Welsh interviews Kevin Ollie [john silver – sny.com]

Calhoun passes the torch [john silver – sny.com]

Jim Calhoun Retirement Press Conference Transcript [uconnhuskies.com]

Changing of the guard as Kevin Ollie replaces Jim Calhoun [ct post]

Ollie: ‘I wish there was a game tomorrow’ [ct post]

For Calhoun family, retirement surreal [ct post]

Warrior Calhoun deserved a different exit [ct post]

Coaches in state react to Calhoun’s retirement [ct post]

New coach Kevin Ollie up for the challenge [ct post]

Players have no hard feelings over Jim Calhoun’s departure [new haven register]

Jim Calhoun leaves the lure of the gym, a place he called home [new haven register]

Calhoun sold hope [norwich bulletin]

‘He’s our legend’: UConn’s Jim Calhoun retires after a Hall of Fame career [the day]

For Ollie, it all began with a milkshake [the day]

‘Believe you’re special.’ Calhoun did [the hour]

Recruits on board with new UConn coach Ollie [ny post]

#76 UConn Huskies: College Basketball 111 in 111 [the sports bank]

Jim Calhoun knows it’s time to go [andy katz – espn.com]

Jim Calhoun leaves complicated legacy, but an indelible mark [si.com]

Other UConn related links

M. Ice Hockey. After injuries ended his playing career, UConn Hockey assistant Dan Naurato is making a new start on the bench [the uconn blog]

Baseball. Ahmed, Schlosser Take Lynchburg Organizational Honors [oursports central]

Field Hockey. No. 5 Field Hockey Welcomes Rutgers and Yale to Storrs This Weekend [uconnhuskies.com]

W. Soccer. Huskies Fall, 3-2, in BIG EAST Opener at Syracuse [uconnhuskies.com]

W. Volleyball. Greek Night at Gampel [uconnhuskies.com]

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