UConn Football

UConn Spring Game : What to Watch

by Mike Grant April 16, 2011

How we doing?  Apologies for being MIA for a bit, I’ve taken on a new roll at the job that pays the bills, and between that and the growing 19 month old, the schedule has been a bit of a struggle lately.  I think I’m starting to get the planets back into balance, so I [...]

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Robbie Frey’s Departure Leaves Huskies Thin at Running Back

by Mike Grant February 17, 2011

News of Robbie Frey’s early departure leaked a couple of weeks back, but now it’s official. That makes it three running backs (Jordan Todman, Kelmetrus Wylie, Frey) who are leaving the roster early.  Not good.  The Huskies were already thin, but this really exacerbates  the situation.   UConn is left with senior D.J. Shoemate, redshirt [...]

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Huskies Keeping an Eye on Dobbs

by Mike Grant February 7, 2011

Ansonia High School’s Montrell Dobbs, who was named the Connecticut High School Coaches Association Player of the Year, will prep next season at Milford Academy (New Berlin, NY).  Dobbs rushed 406 times for 3,445 yards and scored 45 touchdowns last season, while leading the Chargers to the State Championship game vs St. Joseph’s.    Dobbs was a Walter Camp Player of the Year finalist and was [...]

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Huskies Add Don Brown as Defensive Coordinator

by Mike Grant February 4, 2011

Huge day for the Huskies, who added a big time defensive coordinator in Don Brown. Brown had tremendous success as the head coach of UMass from 2004 through 2008, amassing a 43-19 record, and advancing to the FCS title game in 2006. He had also previously served as head coach at Northeastern (27-20), and at [...]

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Highlight Films of UConn’s 2011 Recruiting Class

by Mike Grant February 3, 2011

Kamal Abrams – 6’0″ 175 lbs WR – Dover, DE   Andrew Adams – 5’11″ 170 lbs FS – College Park, GA   Kenton Adeyemi – 6’4″ 255 lb DT – Wethersfield, CT No video available. Jefferson Ashiru – 6’3″ 230 lbs OLB – Powder Springs, GA Julian Campenni – 6’0.5″ 285 lbs DT – [...]

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