Things are moving along for a few UConn players who performed well at Pro Day earlier this month in Storrs and hope to parlay that into a chance at the NFL. Safety Andrew Adams will meet with the Falcons, not far from his Fayetteville, Ga., home, in early April. Reserve safety Junior Lee, who put...
Kenton Adeyemi was sitting in a New Britain courtroom last week waiting about four hours for his name to be called for possible jury duty. It's all part of being a citizen. "You have to do what you have to do," Adeyemi said. That's the mentality the defensive end will take into UConn's Pro Day...
New wide receivers coach Erik "Soup" Campbell had a chance to meet UConn's receivers for the first time Tuesday. The 27-year veteran assistant coach, hired away from Michigan last week, officially began work in Storrs on Monday. "I'm excited about them," said Campbell, who played safety and wide...
Kickoff times and further television plans to be announced: SEPTEMBER Thur., 1: Maine — 3-8 last season, lost final four games; member of I-AA Colonial Athletic Association. Sat., 10: at Navy, CBS Sports Network — 11-2 overall and 7-2 in the AAC West. Beat UConn 28-18 on Sept. 26 at Rentschler...
The UConn football season won't be determined by what happens in September, but it could go a long way in figuring out what kind of year the Huskies have following their first bowl appearance under coach Bob Diaco. The Huskies play American Athletic Conference opponents Navy and Houston in September...
The American Athletic Conference released its team-by-team schedules on Tuersday. Games times are to be announced. Here's the AAC release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Commissioner Mike Aresco has announced the complete 96-game American Athletic Conference football schedule for the 2016 season. Each of the...
Her family and friends thought she was crazy, sending her 13-year-old son to a boarding school 15 miles from her Hartford home. Dianne Turner, though, saw the opportunity for her son on the campus of Suffield Academy. Her middle child, Tahj Herring, was offered a scholarship to the private school...
EAST HARTFORD — Every once in a while UConn coach Bob Diaco will touch on the "massive undertaking" the football program had to endure when he took over in 2014 after three losing seasons. The results could be seen on the field last season as the Huskies made it to the St. Petersburg Bowl in Diaco's...
AVON — Three Avon football players donned hats and signed their letters of intent Wednesday morning in the Community Room at Avon High, surrounded by coaches, teammates, family and friends. Teddy Allmendinger (UConn), Geoff Kirk (Army) and Andrew Blackmore (Assumption) each committed to their schools...
UConn will hire Erik "Soup" Campbell, a former wide receiver and receivers coach at Michigan, according to a source. Campbell fills the void left when tight ends and associate head coach Don Patterson retired last month. The addition of Campbell means offensive coordinator Frank Verducci, who has...
UConn's 16-member class for 2016: Noel Brouse, 6-5, 265, DE, Slatington, Pa./Parkland HS: Helped team to 14-2 record; National Honor Society member. Tyler Coyle, 6-2, 195, S, Windsor/Windsor HS: Named to All-Courant team; caught 12 TD passes as a senior; won Class L high jump last spring. Cameron...
National Letter of Intent Signing day is Wednesday and UConn's football program is low in the rankings. Scout.com has the Huskies 93rd in the country and ninth of 12 teams in the American Athletic Conference. Rivals.com has UConn ranked 111th overall and last in the AAC. That is where they usually...
a-Teddy Allmendinger, 6-0, 230, linebacker/fullback, Avon Noel Brouse, 6-6, 255, defensive end, Allentown, Pa. Tyler Coyle, 6-1, 190, athlete, Windsor Cam DeGeorge, 6-5, 275, offensive lineman, Lynnfield, Mass. Keyion Dixon, 6-3, 180, athlete, Glastonbury Mason Donaldson, 6-2, 201, wide receiver/kicker,...
Keyion Dixon of Glastonbury and Jasen Rose of Southington had been playing against each other for a while. Not anymore. Soon, two of Connecticut's best players will be teammates on the UConn football team. National signing day is Wednesday. Recruits gathered on campus Jan. 23 and attended the Georgetown-UConn...