This week:
After an emotional loss last Saturday, the UConn Huskies return home to the friendly comforts of Rentschler Field to take on the Rutger Scarlet Knights Saturday at 12:00 p.m. Expect it to be another emotion filled game as it’s the first home game for UConn since the passing of cornerback Jasper Howard.
Here are the rosters for the Scarlet Knights and the Huskies.
The Line/Prediction:
According to Rivals.com, the Huskies are 7.5 point favorites and the over/under is 46. My prediction is UConn 27 Rutgers 17.
Tickets:
As of the time of this post, there are still tickets available for the 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.
The parking lots will open up 4 hours before kickoff. Here is a list of the tailgating rules at the Rent. And some alternative tailgating rules can be found here.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television:
Saturday’s game wil be televised by the BIG EAST Network as the BIG EAST Game of the Week and will be seen throughout the Northeast, Midwest and Southern portions of the country. Mike Gleason is on play-by-play while John Congemi returns once again on color and Quint Kessenich is on sidelines.
The game will be seen locally on MyTV9-WCTX and also on SNY. Other large market live clearances include WCVB-TV in Boston, WPVI-TV in Phildelphia, MASN Regional Sports in Washington, D.C., Brighthouse Regional Sports in Tampa, Fla., WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh, Altitude Sports in Denver, WTTV-TV in Indianapolis, WKRC-TV in Cincinnati, WMLW-TV in Milwaukee, WHAS-TV in Louisville and Cox Sports New England in Providence.
The game will also be broadcast on ESPN360.com.
Radio:
For the 18th consecutive season, WTIC 1080-AM in Hartford serves as the flagship station for the UConn Radio Network. WTIC 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 side lines and Eric Davis on production.
The UConn pregame show begins 90 minutes prior to kickoff, while home games, the UConn Tailgate Show will air two and a half hours prior to the game with Arnold Dean. UConn football games are also broadcast over the internet at WTIC.com. For a full list of stations on the WTIC/UCONN radio network, click here.
Rutgers Radio
The Rutgers Radio Network has pre-game coverage at 11 a.m. Chris Carlin, Ray Lucas and Anthony Fucilli will call the action on WOR-710 AM in New York City, WCTC-1450 AM in Central Jersey and WPEN-950 AM in Philadelphia and South Jersey.
The Rutgers radio feed is also available nationally on satellite radio. Sirius will carry the game on channel 158 and XM will broadcast the game on channel 203.
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