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TheRoundUp 9/11: UConn needs offensive answers before facing Maryland

July 23, 2012; Greensboro, NC, USA; Maryland Terrapins head football coach Randy Edsall talks to reporters during the ACC media day at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro NC. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe-US PRESSWIRE
July 23, 2012; Greensboro, NC, USA; Maryland Terrapins head football coach Randy Edsall talks to reporters during the ACC media day at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro NC. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe-US PRESSWIRE

Maryland Terrapins-UConn Huskies First Look: The Edsall Bowl Cometh - Testudo Times
Maryland's not-quite-anemic-but-still-not-very-good offense will go up against a smothering UConn defense - #3 in the country in both total and scoring defense so far - while their fearsome front seven will run into a run-first offense that, strangely, can't run, and their worrisome secondary will get a break by facing the nation's most interception-prone quarterback - a quarterback with a QBR 15 points lower than Perry Hills.

Journal Inquirer > Archives > Sports > UConn Football: Changes could be coming up front
Pasqualoni didn’t rule out making changes on the line, either by inserting Bullock or Cruz into the lineup or even grabbing players that aren’t in the core seven. All are under consideration going to Maryland this week.

Journal Inquirer > Archives > Sports > Silver: Just who are these Huskies?
"That won’t last forever," quarterback Chandler Whitmer said. "We have to make plays on offense. Our defense can’t win every game for us. We have to hold up our end of the deal and make some more plays for them."

Surgery For Napier: UConn men's point guard Shabazz Napier has had surgery on his injured foot - Hartford Courant
Though UConn has more depth on the perimeter than inside, the Huskies still have only 10 total scholarship players, so keeping the roster healthy is critical. Tyler Olander, who sprained his ankle a week and a half ago, is out of his walking boot, but still mostly a spectator on Monday. With Napier and Olander out, it's difficult to get enough players for a good pickup game.

Less than 200 Tickets Remain For Men's Soccer vs. St. John's and Notre Dame - UCONNHUSKIES.COM - The Official Website of the University of Connecticut Huskies
Maximum capacity at Joseph J. Morrone Stadium is 5,100. The Huskies are currently averaging 4,218 fans per match. That average is higher than 220 NCAA Division I men's basketball programs in 2011-12.