The King of the AAC | A UCONN Huskies Dynasty (NCAA 14)

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Sorry for double post, but in my UConn dynasty, I replaced Whitmer with Scott McCummings to provide a better scrambling option. That has worked well, and he has also been passing for big yards each game. My UConn team is 8-0 and ranked #4. If you are getting sacked or pressured frequently, I suggest it.

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Quote: Originally Posted by LopaKa

dang can't believe I'm only reading this now, but i'm definitely going to be following from here on out. Great start with the Huskies, and nice layout

Thanks man! I haven't played the best of competition, so the record may be a little deceiving.

Quote: Originally Posted by Po1soNNN

I'm a diehard fan, not quite college age yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by Po1soNNN

Sorry for double post, but in my UConn dynasty, I replaced Whitmer with Scott McCummings to provide a better scrambling option. That has worked well, and he has also been passing for big yards each game. My UConn team is 8-0 and ranked #4. If you are getting sacked or pressured frequently, I suggest it.

Yeah I've thought of that, but I'm not really good at scambling with the QB. Plus I've hated the fact that UCONN hasn't had a good passing game since Orlovsky left. I'm using this dynasty to hopefully change that haha.

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Matchup Preview | October 19, 2013
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Connecticut Huskies (4-1 (1-0), 1-0 Away)		Cincinnati Bearcats (5-1 (2-0), 3-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 28.2 (#38) Points Per Game 28.8 (#30) 322.2 (#108) Total Yards 401.7 (#27) 93.0 (#118) Rushing Yards 174.8 (#33) 229.2 (#45) Passing Yards 226.8 (#47) Defensive Stats Comparison 311.4 (#24) Total Yards Allowed 313.0 (#38) 77.0 (#1) Rushing Yards Allowed 127.8 (#35) 234.4 (#99) Passing Yards Allowed 185.2 (#39) Injury Report RG Kevin Schloemer 1 Week Game Notes Cincinnati holds 6-2 record all-time vs. Connecticut, and has won the previous two meetings between the teams. Cincinnati comes into the game with a record of 5-1 (2-0), with the only blemish on the season a loss at Illinois (27-21) on September 7th. Cincy has a 2-0 record in the American Athletic Conference, defeating South Florida (38-27) in Week 6 and Temple (28-9) in Week 7. Running back Ralph David Abernathy has averaged nearly 6 yards per carry on his 91 attempts this season. UCONN is 4-1 (1-0) on the season. It's only loss was a 38-24 loss at the hands of Top 25-ranked Michigan. UCONN defeated South Florida last week in its first game in the American. Wide receiver Shakim Phillips is three yards away from 500 on the season. His five touchdown receptions leads the team. Kirk Herbstreit's College Gameday Pick: Connecticut

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Total Domination
Huskies Hold Bearcats to 128 Yards of Total Offense

CINCINNATI, oh -- The Connecticut Huskies' defense has done it again. Squaring off against 5-1 (2-0) Cincinnati, it looked like UCONN would have its hands full. However the Huskies defense, led by Byron Jones (INT), Yawin Smallwood (4 tackles, 3 QB pressures), and Jesse Joseph (1 sack), would have the last laugh in Cincy.

Safety Byron Jones intercepts a pass

The Huskies came into the game in Cincy with the #1 rushing defense in the country. When asked to explain why the defense has been so stout against the run, head coach Paul Pasqualoni's answer was simple: "We've had big leads in most of our games. Teams are forced to pass late in the game." I guess this explains the lack of running game against the Huskies.

UCONN got the scoring started on their first drive of the game. A 13-play, 85-yard drive ended in a Lyle McCombs 2-yard TD run. McCombs set the tone for the Huskies' offense, rushing the ball 34 times for 158 yards.

UCONN added another touchdown in the second quarter, this time on a 22 yard catch and run by Geremy Davis. After pounding the ball all drive with McCombs, QB Chandler Whitmer saw the time to capitalize on Cincinnati defense focused on the run. With all linebackers in tight, waiting another handoff to McCombs, Whitmer took the ball and slung it immediately to Davis -- a perfect WR screen. Downfield blocking by lineman Gus Cruz, tight end Sean McQuillan, and McCombs (yes, McCombs) helped Davis scamper easily into the end zone.

The Huskies continued to pile on in the third quarter. After a Chad Christen 31-yard field goal gave the Huskies a 17-0 halftime lead, Max DeLorenzo got the scoring started in the second half. DeLorenzo, the backup to McCombs, bounced off one tackle and hit the left side for an easy 10-yard touchdown. The seldom-used backup carried the ball for 58 yards on 11 attempts on the day.

The only scoring for the Bearcats came because of Whitmer. As the Huskies were driving for another sure touchdown, Whitmer decided to call an option play. UCONN, which runs roughly two option plays per game, showed its rust. Defender Arryn Chenault was clearly playing the pitch to McCombs, but Whitmer decided to pitch it anyways. After batting the ball down to force a fumble, Chenault picked it up and ran 84 yards for a touchdown. A 2-point conversion by Ralph David Abernathy IV cut the UCONN lead to 24-8.

Arryn Chenault picks up an errant pitch by Chandler Whitmer

That would be as close at the Bearcats would get. The Huskies' offense played the final quarter as a "keep away" game, just killing time off the clock. A Christen field goal with 2:09 remaining gave the game its 27-8 final score.

Connecticut will travel to Orlando, Florida next week to take on the University of Central Florida Knights, who "boast" a 1-5 record. Look for the Huskies to take a commanding 3-0 start to their conference season and improve to 6-1 on the season.

Connecticut Huskies at Cincinnati Bearcats
Oct 19, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Connecticut Huskies (5-1 (2-0))	7	10	7	3	27
Cincinnati Bearcats (5-2 (2-1))	0	0	8	0	8

Team Stats Comparison
	CONN	CIN
Total Offense	397	128
Rushing Yards	223	36
Passing Yards	174	92
First Downs	22	6
Punt Return Yards	33	0
Kick Return Yards	22	50
Total Yards	452	178
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	9-13 (69%)	2-8 (25%)
4th Down Conversion	1-1 (100%)	0-1 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0	1-1 (100%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-2-2 (80%)	1-0-0 (0%)
Penalties
Posession Time	21:37	6:23

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CONN	CIN
1:43	(CONN) Lyle McCombs 2 yard TD run (Chad Christen XPT)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CONN	CIN
4:44	(CONN) Geremy Davis 22 yard TD catch (Christen XPT)	14	0
1:24	(CONN) Chad Christen 31 yard FG	17	0
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CONN	CIN
3:21	(CONN) Max DeLorenzo 10 yard TD run (Christen XPT)	24	0
0:22	(CIN) Arryn Chenault returned fumble 84 yards for TD (2pt)	24	8
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CONN	CIN
2:09	(CONN) Chad Christen 36 yard FG	27	8

Connecticut Huskies PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Chandler Whitmer 15/17 174 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Lyle McCombs 34 158 4.6 1 Max DeLorenzo 11 58 5.2 1 Chandler Whitmer 4 -6 -1.5 0 Reuben Frank 1 13 13.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Shakim Phillips 4 67 16.7 0 Geremy Davis 3 36 12.0 1 Sean McQuillan 3 23 7.6 0 Deshon Foxx 2 28 14.0 0 Lyle McCombs 1 1 1.0 0 Reuben Frank 1 9 9.0 0 Mark Hansson 1 10 10.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Gus Cruz 1 0 Steven Greene 1 0 Kyle Bockeloh 1 0 Xavier Hemingway 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Byron Jones 3 0.0 1 0 Jesse Joseph 4 1.0 0 0 B.J. McBryde 2 1.0 0 0 Graham Stewart 2 1.0 0 0 Yawin Smallwood 4 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Chad Christen 2/2 3/3 9 36 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Cole Wagner 1 52 52.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Kamal Abrams 1 22 22.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Taylor Mack 5 33 6.6 0

Cincinnati Bearcats PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Brendon Kay 10/19 92 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Brendon Kay 9 28 3.1 0 Ralph David Abernathy IV 4 8 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Alex Chisum 3 38 12.6 0 Ralph David Abernathy IV 2 15 7.5 0 Blake Annen 1 1 1.0 0 Nate Cole 1 20 20.0 0 Javon Harrison 1 8 8.0 0 Tion Green 1 7 7.0 0 Anthony McClung 1 3 3.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Eric Lefeld 0 1 Andre Cureton 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Arryn Chenault 12 0.0 0 1 Greg Blair 13 0.0 0 0 Kevin Brown 8 0.0 0 0 Leviticus Payne 7 0.0 0 0 Elijah Shuler 5 0.0 0 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 John Lloyd 5 207 41.4 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Rodriguez Moore 2 50 25.0 0

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Kicker Tidwell "Bleeds Blue"

EAST HARTFORD, ct -- The Connecticut Huskies have just announced that they received their second commitment for the Class of 2014. Kicker Adam Tidwell (Progress, PA) announced his commitment to the UCONN program this past Wednesday.

Tidwell, the #32-ranked kicker, will fill the void left by current Huskies kicker Chad Christen (rsSr). Tidwell holds the Pennsylvania state record of successfully kicking 142 consecutive extra points. This season Tidwell has made 27 of his 33 field goal attempts, with a long of 51 made to win a game in overtime.

We had a chance to chat with Tidwell on his Twitter feed briefly. Below is a transcript of our conversation.

@HuskiesFanatics: "@AdamTidds75 Why UConn? Why not stay local and attend Pitt?"

@AdamTidds75: "@HuskiesFanatics Look at the roster. Pitt has a kicker. I'm gonna start right away at UCONN."

@HuskiesFanatics: "@AdamTidds75 Valid point. What goes through your mind when you think 'UCONN Football'?"

@AdamTidds75: "@HuskiesFanatics As a kicker, I gotta think Teggart's FG against USF to send CT to the Fiesta Bowl. Top moment for sure."

@HuskiesFanatics: "@AdamTidds75 That is a top UCONN football moment for sure. Here's to hoping you can have as good a career as Dave."

@AdamTidds75: "@HuskiesFanatics Damn right. I plan on it."

So will Tidwell be UCONN's Dave Teggart? Only time will tell.

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Matchup Preview | October 26, 2013
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Connecticut Huskies (5-1 (2-0), 2-0 Away)		UCF Knights (1-5 (1-1), 0-2 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 28.0 (#39) Points Per Game 24.2 (#74) 334.7 (#100) Total Offensive Yards 376.5 (#53) 114.7 (#111) Rushing Yards 173.8 (#29) 220.0 (#53) Passing Yards 202.7 (#87) Defensive Stats Comparison 280.8 (#7) Total Yards Allowed 398.5 (#105) 70.2 (#1) Rushing Yards Allowed 165.5 (#105) 210.7 (#68) Passing Yards Allowed 232.7 (#99) Injury Report TE Justin Tukes 1 Week Game Notes Game marks the first meeting between American Athletic Conference foes. UCF has just a 1-5 (1-1) record this season, however three losses (vs. Akron, @ FIU, @ #7 Louisville) have been by seven points or fewer. The Knights are led by QB Blake Bortles, who has thrown for 1216 yards on 99/181. He has 12 touchdowns to go along with 5 interceptions on the season. UCONN is coming off a big win at Cincinnati. UCONN's only loss of the season came in the 3rd game of the season, against nationall-ranked Michigan. UCONN may be looking past UCF; the "game of the season" looms ahead as #7 Lousiville will come to Connecticut in two weeks. Kirk Herbstreit's College Gameday Prediction: Connecticut

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What difficulty are you playing on?

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Ouch, you whooped my Bearcats!
Good dynasty you got going here so far!