In Memory of Jazz | A Connecticut Huskies Dynasty

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Jasper Howard Murder Stuns UConn Community

Star University of Connecticut (UConn) cornerback Jasper T. (Jazz) Howard was murdered early Sunday morning following a stellar performance on the gridiron against the Louisville Cardinals hours earlier. Howard, who was in attendance at a student dance late Saturday night, was stabbed to death on the Storrs campus. Details of the event are murky while the assailant still remains at large.

Howard, 20, was from Miami, Florida having played for Miami Edison High School. A junior, Howard was considered to be one of the best cornerbacks in the Big East Conference. Indeed, on Saturday night he had one of the best games of his career with eleven tackles.

Details surrounding the murder are sketchy although we do know that there were some three hundred people at the dance. Early Sunday morning a fire alarm was pulled in the Student Union where the dance was being held, forcing everyone out onto the UConn campus. A fight broke out, two people were stabbed, with Howard dying soon after being airlifted to St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford. The unnamed second stabbing victim was treated and released.

In a press conference on Sunday, UConn Director of Athletics Jeff Hathaway offered tribute to Howard. “The UConn family is a special one and we will all get through this together. Jasper was a great young man and he will be missed by all of his fellow student-athletes in each of our athletic programs. Our thoughts in the Division of Athletics go out to the Howard family.”
Police Investigation

UConn Police and the Connecticut State Police Major Crime Unit are actively investigating Howard’s death and are asking anyone with information pertaining to the incident to contact UConn Police at 860-486-4800.

News of Howard’s murder quickly spread across campus and around the world of college football. “All of us are saddened with the loss of our brother and teammate Jasper,” says UConn head football coach Randy Edsall. “Jazz was a tremendous young man who had grown so much in his short time with us at UConn. He was starting to come into his own as both a player and a person. He will be sorely missed but we will have him in our memories. We will show support to Jasper’s family and go on with our season full-steam ahead as that is what Jasper would want us to do.”

A Facebook group “Help Find Jasper Howard’s Murderer” was established to bring the UConn community together in a concerted effort to help find Howard’s killer. Jazz is survived by his mother, Angila, extended family, and an unnamed girlfriend who is pregnant with their child.

Funeral and burial plans are expected to be announced today with an on-campus memorial being put together. The Huskies’ next home game is on Saturday, October 31 against Rutgers with a tribute to Jazz expected.

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[B]Players Leaving:[/B]  I will allow players to transfer no matter what.  As for going pro, anyone greater than 92 overall will be allowed.

I will change the sliders, quarter length every four games, as needed, using UConn football stat comparisons from previous years

School Records:

UConn Passing Records:
Touchdowns (Career): Dan Orlovsky (2001 - 2004) - 84 touchdowns
Touchdowns (Game): Dan Orlovsky (2004) - 5 touchdowns
Touchdowns (Season): Dan Orlovsky (2003) - 33 touchdowns
Yards (Career): Dan Orlovsky (2001-2004) - 10,706 yards
Yards (Game): Dan Orlovsky (2004) - 445 yards
Yards (Season): Dan Orlovsky (2003) - 3,485 yards

UConn Rushing Records:
Touchdowns (Career): 1992-1995 HB - 34 touchdowns
Touchdowns (Game): Donald Brown (2008) - 4 touchdowns
Touchdowns (Season): 1945 HB - 22 touchdowns
Yards (Career): Donald Brown (2006-2008) - 3,800 yards
Yards (Game): 1976 HB - 277 yards
Yards (Season): Donald Brown (2008) - 2,083 yards

UConn Receiving Records:
Touchdowns (Career): 1989-1992 WR - 24 touchdowns
Touchdowns (Game): 1980 WR - 4 touchdowns
Touchdowns (Season): 1998 WR - 11 touchdowns
Yards (Career): 1988-1991 WR - 3,535 yards
Yards (Game): 1981 WR - 236 yards
Yards (Season): 1991 WR - 1,354 yards
Receptions (Career): 1988-1991 WR - 239 receptions
Receptions (Game): 1981 WR - 14 receptions
Receptions (Season): 1991 WR - 88 receptions

UConn Defensive Records:
Interceptions (Career): 1982-1984 DB - 18 interceptions
Interceptions (Game): Blidi Wreh-Wilson (2012) - 4 interceptions
Interceptions (Season): 1955 DB - 10 interceptions
Sacks (Career): 1982-1985 DE - 27.0 sacks
Sacks (Game): 2009 DE - 4.0 sacks
Sacks (Season): Trevardo Williams (2012) - 15.0 sacks

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2012-2013: Oklahoma (12-1), defeated Auburn (12-2) 38-28

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2012-2013: Jameill Showers, QB, Texas A&M

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2012-2013
Week 1: Trevardo Williams (Sr, LE) named Big East Defensive POTW
Week 4: Taylor Mack (Jr, CB) named Big East Defensive POTW
Week 6: Blidi Wreh-Wilson, (RS Sr, CB) named Big East Defensive POTW
Week 6: Blidi Wreh-Wilson, (RS Sr, CB) named NCAA Defensive POTW

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Connecticut:
2012-2013: Gilbert St. Louis (SS), 1st-Team All-American; Blidi Wreh-Wilson (RET), 2nd-Team All-American

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Connecticut vs. UMass
Record: 1-0
2012: (W) Connecticut 52, UMass 14

Connecticut vs. Rutgers
Record: 1-0
2012: (W) Connecticut 42, Rutgers 7

Connecticut vs. Syracuse
Record: 0-1
2012: (L) Syracuse 27, Connecticut 24

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2012-2013: (L) Beef O'Brady's Bowl - SMU Mustangs 55, Connecticut Huskies 39

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2012 Schedule Released

Huskies 2012 Schedule Released

STORRS, ct -- The Connecticut Huskies 2012 football schedule has been released. The following are a few of the interesting games on the schedule:

WEEK 1: August 30th, HOME vs. UMass
--UConn will welcome UMass to FBS football, as the Minute Men will play the Huskies in the season opener. The game appears to be one of many to come in future years, as the border state universities will certainly become rivals.

WEEK 3: September 15th, AWAY at Maryland
--This will mark the first meeting between the Huskies and former coach Randy Edsall, who is currently at the helm of the University of Maryland. While Edsall was a popular coach among UConn fans, his departure has left the UConn faithful soured. Coming off a Fiesta Bowl loss in 2011, Edsall left immediately after the game to sign a new contract for his "dream job", Maryland.

WEEK 6: October 6th, AWAY at Rutgers
--The Huskies open the Big East conference schedule on the road in New Jersey to take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. The Huskies hope to capture their first solo Big East title - the school has won two co-championships, resulting in one BCS game berth.

WEEK 14: December 1st, HOME vs. Cincinnati
--UConn will take on the Cincinnati Bearcats for Senior Day. The game promises to be a good one, as the Huskies and Bearcats seem to always play at a high-scoring pace.

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A Look at (RS) SR Johnny McEntee

Hopefully Johnny can bring the pinpoint accuracy to the field in his final season with the Huskies.

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Huskies' Roster Released

Huskies' Roster Released

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Pre-Season Top 25 Released

Pre-Season Top 25 Released

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2012: Game 1

14 @ 52



Welcome to the Big Time
Huskies wow Minute Men in UMass' first FBS game

EAST HARTFORD, ct -- College football season, oh how America has missed you! After a nine month hiatus, the Connecticut Huskies were back in action at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, CT to take on the University of Massachusetts Minute Men. The meeting marked the first-ever FBS game for UMass, who has joined the Mid-American Conference this season.

From the start it was evident who was the favorite - the team from the Nutmeg State. On just the second play from scrimmage, UConn strong safety Gilbert St. Louis took an interception back 29 yards to the house. The Huskies' defense completely dominated the Minute Men all game. The Huskies were able to put intense pressure on the UMass quarterback, coming up with seven sacks, four by standout senior left end Trevardo Williams. The pressure ultimately led to the Huskies' coming up with five interceptions on the game, three of which were taken back for touchdowns.

The player of the game for UConn certainly had to be redshirt senior cornerback/returner Blidi Wreh-Wilson. Wreh-Wilson not only had an interception for a touchdown, but also had a strong impact on special teams. With time winding down in the first quarter, Wreh-Wilson was able to return a punt 71 yards for a score. BWW also stared the second half with a 100 yard kickoff return for a touchdown, giving him a whopping three trips to the end zone in one game --as a defensive player!

UConn coach Paul Pasqualoni was asked what he would like to see changed from the way his team played. As usual, it centered around the play of redshirt senior quarterback Johnny McEntee. McEntee finished the game just 7 for 15 passing, but more importantly threw 3 interceptions. As Pasqualoni stated, "Sure the three picks won't hurt against UMass, but when we get in to Big East play, we'll get burned. We can't rely on our defense to carry us the entire season."

Cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson comes up with his first interception of the 2012 season

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Trevardo Williams Named Big East Defensive POTW

Williams Named Big East Defensive POTW

STORRS, ct -- In his weekly press conference, UConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni announced that senior left end Trevardo Williams has been named the Big East Defensive Player of the Week for Week 1 of the 2012-2013 season. Williams led the Huskies' defense during their 52-14 victory over the UMass Minute Men. Williams compiled six solo tackles, including four sacks. He currently leads the country in that statistic.

UConn's Trevardo Williams (48) tackles Michigan QB Denard Robinson in a game from 2010

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2012: Game 2

3 @ 28



Run, Huskies, Run
Connecticut picks up over 170 yards on the ground

EAST HARTFORD, ct -- After a Week 1 drubbing of the lowly UMass Minute Men, many among the media contingent were unsure of what to make of the Connecticut Huskies. Sure, the Huskies dominated on the defensive and special teams side of the ball, but could they come out and establish a solid offensive game?

Well, the Huskies may have answered this question. On a rainy night in East Hartford, CT, the Huskies literally ran away with a victory against ACC foe North Carolina State. Between redshirt sophomore Lyle McCombs and redshirt senior DJ Shoemate, the Huskies were able to pick up over 170 yards rushing the football. This made life a lot easier for both the Connecticut defense, as well as the passing attack.

At the offset, it looked like the rain was going to get the best of senior quarterback Johnny McEntee, who started off extremely slow, throwing 3 interceptions in the first half. McEntee was able to settle down though, and at one point connected on ten straight pass attempts -- in the rain! McEntee finished the game with over 170 yards on 20 attempts.

The Huskies will look to extend their record to three wins without a loss as they head on the road for the first time this season, to take on the Maryland Terrapins.

Lyle McCombs rushes in for one of his two touchdowns on the game