UConn Huskies Daily Link Roundup - 12/26/15

Our look at who is talking about the UConn Huskies men's basketball, women's basketball, football and olympic sports teams around the state and country.

By Ian Bethune@Ian_Bethune Dec 26, 2015, 7:30am EST

Bob Diaco hopes to lead his charges to a bowl game victory and a winning record

It's game day for the UConn Huskies football team as they'll take on the Marshall Thundering Herd in the St. Petersburg Bowl at 11 a.m. at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL. Come back in a bit to check out our preview for today's game.

Aman and I are in St. Petersburg for the game so follow @TheUConnBlog on Twitter if you aren't already. We'll have a recap up after the game, a photo gallery and some postgame interviews as well.

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UConn Football

UConn Football St. Petersburg Bowl Coverage [The UConn Blog]

Video: UConn Football Seniors a Deserving, Resilient Group [The UConn Blog]

UConn Football Getting Turnt at Beach Bash [The UConn Blog]

With Offense Shorthanded, Defense Will Once Again Need to Lead the Way [UConnReport.com]

St. Petersburg Bowl has familiar feel for Marshall veterans [Charleston Gazette-Mail]

UConn determined to cap bowl experience with a victory [The Day]

Three reasons to watch St. Petersburg Bowl: Connecticut vs. Marshall [ESPN]

Preliminaries Out Of The Way, UConn Ready To Go In St. Pete [Hartford Courant]

Postcard From Florida: Super Fan Wouldn't Miss This Game [Hartford Courant]

Tropicana Field holds many memories for Courant columnist Jeff Jacobs [Hartford Courant]

UConn's Thomas returns to Florida looking for a big win [The Hour]

QB's family is having themselves a merry Litton Christmas [Huntington Herald Dispatch]

Family is biggest gift for MU director of football operations [Huntington Herald Dispatch]

Yuracheks are on ultimate Christmas vacation [Huntington Herald Dispatch]

Diaco seeks promotion to Field Marshall [Journal Inquirer]

UConn’s defensive backfield will be tested by Marshall in St. Petersburg Bowl [New Haven Register]

Marshall coach Doc Holliday big fan of UConn’s Matt Balis [New Haven Register]

Former UConn QB Shane Stafford excited about direction Huskies are headed [New Haven Register]

Diaco's Huskies to make long-awaited bowl debut [Republican-American]

It's Finally Here! Gameday For UConn Vs. Marshall [UConnHuskies.com]

Can UConn break .500 in the St. Petersburg Bowl? [Dr. Saturday - Yahoo Sports]

UConn Hockey

UConn's Tage Thompson, Who Has A Sweet Shot, Owes Much To Tough-Guy Dad [Hartford Courant]