UConn to sport 2008 throwbacks for Donald Brown Day
Hartford Courant
August 28, 2019
With UConn's season opener vs. Illinois on Saturday doubling as a welcome home and jersey retiring party for the legendary Donald Brown, UConn is making their last preparations before jersey #34 is set to hang in the rafters.
Brown is already set to have his number retired before the game with stars of yesteryear set to return to congratulate the UConn legend, but Brown has also been named an honorary captain for the game and the Property will be selling $1 hot dogs all day.
However, if that wasn't enough, there is one last touch that will take the cake.
UConn is set to break out the classic navy blue and off-white throwbacks with the block "C" worn by Brown and crew from 2005-08 against Illinois. This will mark (I believe) the first time they have been worn since Brown's last game in the 2009 International Bowl, a win against Buffalo.
New A.D. Bobby Valentine made a point that this will probably be the last time this uniform will ever be worn, stating "We don't wear alternate jerseys very often, but this week is a special week. Donald has meant a lot to this football program and we are excited to see this uniform combo at the Rent one last time."
Kickoff for Saturday's game is at 3:30, and the game will be broadcast on ESPN.