Hurricane Irma is an enormous storm bearing down on Florida, with landfall expected late Saturday or Sunday. But the first mainland victim of the Category 5 hurricane came on Thursday – miles away from the eye and in New England. Irma’s powerful winds blew a game off the University of Connecticut’s football schedule when it […]
Hurricane Irma forces change in UConn-USF kickoff
September 6, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Kickoff time for Saturday’s American Athletic Conference football game between Connecticut and USF has been moved to 10:30 a.m.in anticipation of any travel plans South Florida may encounter in relation to Hurricane Irma. The game at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field was scheduled for noon. Officials from UConn, USF and the AAC reviewed […]
Huskies take solid first step in AAC tournament
March 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
HARTFORD, Conn. – One down. Three to go. That’s the only way UConn can approach the task ahead. It’s tournament time, the turnaround from one night to another is quick, and game two promises to be another rock fight with an old foe from Big East Conference days. The defending national champion Huskies began their […]
UConn cruises past USF into AAC quarterfinals
March 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
HARTFORD, Conn. – One down. Three to go. The defending national champion UConn Huskies began their rather complicated march to madness with a 69-43 victory over USF Thursday night in the first round of the American Athletic Conference tournament at the XL Center. This one started out with an 8-0 lead that mushroomed to 25-5. […]
AAC Notebook: Historic win for Temple over SEC foe
September 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Coaches spend preseason football camp preparing their players for the upcoming schedule and trying to establish a routine for game days. There was absolutely no way Matt Rhule, in his second season at Temple, could have prepared the Owls for the distractions they faced at Vanderbilt last Thursday night. The game was delayed by […]
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 […]
AAC announces 2014-15 conference pairings in men’s hoops
May 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment
UConn’s home conference schedule for men’s basketball in the 2014-15 season will include UCF, Cincinnati, East Carolina, Memphis, USF, SMU, Temple, Tulane, and Tulsa, the American Athletic Conference announced Wednesday. With Louisville leaving for the Atlantic Coast Conference, Rutgers leaving for the Big Ten, and the addition of East Carolina, Tulane, and Tulsa in 2014, membership […]
UConn football to play seven home games in 2014
March 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Bob Diaco’s debut as Connecticut football coach will come Friday, Aug. 29 at Rentschler Field against BYU. The 8 p.m. game will be televised by ESPN and is the first of three consecutive non-conference home games to start the season for the Huskies. The 2014 football schedule was released Tuesday by the American Athletic Conference. […]