A few observations from Connecticut’s 98-38 exhibition victory over Concordia Monday night at the XL Center: — Freshman guard Terrence Samuel made a big impression. Ignore the level of competition (Concordia is a Division III school that won only four games last season). Samuel was making his second appearance in a UConn uniform, his first […]
Taking The Charge
November 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
STORRS, Conn. – I don’t remember if I first heard this from a journalism professor or from an editor early in my career, but I’m well aware of the fact a reporter should never become part of the story. Cover the story; don’t get involved. Sometimes, you have no choice – especially if you spend […]
Close Encounter of the Gampel Kind
November 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Here’s the link to my story from tonight’s game at Gampel Pavilion. It was an eventful night. I’ve been covering college basketball since 1977 and never had a player come over press row and plow into me. Thanks Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis. AP Photo by Jessica Hill
Kentucky No. 1, KU 5th, UConn 18th
October 31, 2013 by 2 Comments
The Associated Press just released its preseason college basketball poll and, to no one’s surprise, Kentucky holds the No. 1 spot. The Wildcats, with their rare group of freshmen All-Americans, received 27 first-place votes and 1,546 points from the 65-member national media poll. Most of my readers are interested in Kansas and Connecticut. The Jayhawks, […]
Kentan Facey tackles new challenge
October 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
STORRS, Conn. – When UConn freshman Kentan Facey found out last week that the NCAA had ruled him eligible for this season and given him four seasons to play, there was quite the celebration after he informed his teammates. “Everybody was happy,” junior forward DeAndre Daniels said Tuesday at Gampel Pavilion. “He walked in the […]
Back to blogging
October 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Welcome to my new blog page. If you ever visited my old blog, welcome back. If you are a new reader, welcome to Ken Davis Files. It has been over two years since I’ve written on my own blog. Why? Well, from Sept. 2011 to Sept. 2013, I was busy covering all things related to […]
UConn faces first road test Saturday at Vanderbilt
September 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The UConn football team doesn’t have any appearances scheduled for Michigan’s Big House or in South Bend, Ind., but the Huskies are now focusing on preparations for their first road game of the season. After opening the season with a 35-3 victory over Fordham Saturday at Rentschler Field, coach Paul Pasqualoni said Sunday he has […]
Huskies find surprise star in McCombs
September 3, 2011 by 2 Comments
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – The quarterback situation at UConn may not be any clearer than it was before the Huskies defeated Fordham 35-3 Saturday, but a surprising star did step into the spotlight on this sunny day at Rentschler Field. Lyle McCombs, the redshirt freshman tailback from Staten Island, N.Y., got a chance to start […]
Pendergast should be UConn’s top dog
August 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I would never presume to be important enough to offer a suggestion to the president of a major state university. And Susan Herbst, the new president at the University of Connecticut, has no reason to ask for my input. Herbst seems to be an extremely capable and intelligent person. She casts the image of an […]
QB job still wide open at UConn
August 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
One week into camp, four UConn players remain in the running for the starting quarterback job. That’s what coach Paul Pasqualoni said Friday at media day in Storrs. No reason to panic. It’s only been a week. But the Huskies open the season Sept. 1 against Fordham. That’s less than three weeks away now. “My […]