STORRS – Yesterday was all about the decision. Today will be about the presentation. I’ve been covering college football since 1977. I’ve covered teams from the Big Eight, the Big 12, the ACC, the Big East, and the American Athletic Conference. I’ve been to the Orange Bowl, the Sugar Bowl, the Fiesta Bowl and the […]
Diaco hands offensive keys to Cochran
August 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment
STORRS – With 11 days remaining before the University of Connecticut football team opens the season against BYU, first-year coach Bob Diaco declared competition for the starting quarterback position officially closed. Sophomore Casey Cochran will be UConn’s starter, Diaco announced at press conference. Senior Chandler Whitmer, who came close to leaving UConn after the program’s […]
Does UConn have a starting QB yet?
August 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Is today the day UConn football coach Bob Diaco names his starting quarterback? Could be. The world should find out if the decision has been made late this afternoon or early this evening when Diaco meets with reporters after the first media availability in a week. Diaco has said since April that he wanted to […]
Diaco still changing the culture of UConn football
August 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
STORRS – From the moment he was hired as the new UConn football coach in December, Bob Diaco has focused on changing the culture of the program. He has attended university events. He led the Huskies through spring practice and the spring game, tweaking things along the way. He logged more than 2,000 miles traveling […]
Huskies need QB to take control – and soon
August 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
To UConn football fans, it certainly must sound like a broken record (if anyone out there actually remembers vinyl albums). The Huskies open preseason camp Saturday without a starter at quarterback. It’s a situation that has become an unintended tradition at UConn in recent years. “I don’t feel like it’s a situation,” first-year […]
Aresco continues to lobby for AAC power
July 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
NEWPORT, R.I. – Commissioner Mike Aresco took the podium Tuesday at football media day and offered up his state of the American Athletic Conference speech heading into a new season. His tone could best be described as “defiant” and that’s the way Aresco summed it up. “We as a conference take nothing for granted,” Aresco […]
Three 2014 TV appearances set for UConn football
June 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Three UConn football games have been slated for television coverage on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU. The American Athletic Conference announced kickoff times and television designations for the 2014 season on Thursday. UConn’s home game against Boise State (Sept. 13, noon) will be carried one of those three networks. The Huskies play at USF in […]
UConn’s McCombs dismissed from football team
June 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
First-year UConn football coach Bob Diaco, without doubt, is a no-nonsense guy. He proved that again Wednesday when he announced senior Lyle McCombs, the Huskies’ leading rusher the past three seasons, has been dismissed from the team. “Attending school at the University of Connecticut is a special privilege as is being a member of the […]
American announces 2015 football divisional alignment
May 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The American Athletic Conference, holding its annual meetings in Key Biscayne, Fla., made several football-related announcements Friday. Included is the divisional alignment for football in 2015 when Navy joins as the 12th member of the conference. UConn will play in the East Division, along with UCF, Cincinnati, East Carolina, USF and Temple. And it seems […]
UConn, Holy Cross to renew football series in 2017
May 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment
UConn and Holy Cross will renew its series in football with a non-conference game on Sept. 9, 2017 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. UConn announced Wednesday the 29th meeting between the schools, a rivalry that began in 1916. The last meeting took place in 1985, a game won 22-2 by the Huskies at Memorial […]