clock menu more-arrow no yes mobile

Filed under:

TheRoundUp 11/29: And so begins the biggest week in UConn football history

Randy Edsall is excited, are you?
Randy Edsall is excited, are you?

What we learned in the Big East: Week 13 - Big East Blog - ESPN
This will be the biggest week in UConn's short FBS history. Randy Edsall has already told his players that BCS talk is off-limits, but everybody knows what's at stake.

Twitter / UConn Report: Randy Edsall interviewed at Minnesota.
This is admittedly just a tweet, but: Sources tell us that Randy Edsall interviewed at Minnesota today.

Turnover margin key for Huskies - Courant.com
By forcing five turnovers in a 38-17 victory over Cincinnati on Saturday at Rentschler Field and only committing one, UConn has moved into the top 10 in the nation in turnover margin. 

UConn's Resilience Can't Be Underestimated - Courant.com
There are few sweeter words in sports than resilience and none sweeter than redemption. And while their potential road to Arizona surely will be mocked by many around the nation, nobody within our state's borders should fail to appreciate the hardiness, the buoyancy of spirit this team has demonstrated in so completely turning around the season.  

Basketball after the break.

UConn Men Rejoined Elite In Hawaii - Courant.com
UConn didn't win a conference or national championship Wednesday, but the Huskies did send a message to the rest of college basketball. One would be hard-pressed to find a UConn team that has been more passionate and devoted. Those intangibles matter.

No longer a top star, UConn's Beverly finds meaningful role - StamfordAdvocate
"I begged him to stay," Jim Calhoun said, retelling the story at Big East media day before this season. "He was thinking about transferring to get two good years of basketball at a lower level and I begged him to stay.

The Day - Moore, young Huskies run streak to 84 games | News from southeastern Connecticut
Moore, the three-time All-American, finished with 26 points and 12 rebounds to give UConn an 81-51 victory over LSU in the Huskies' third game in three days in the World Vision Challenge at Gampel Pavilion. That brings Moore to within 22 points of Tina Charles' all-time UConn scoring mark of 2,346 set last year.