University of Connecticut Athletics
Huskies Less Than Three Weeks Away From Season-Opener
8/11/2014 12:00:00 AM | Football
Aug. 11, 2014
STORRS, Conn. - The University of Connecticut football team returned to the practice field for double sessions on Monday morning and afternoon after holding its first preseason scrimmage of the year on Saturday at Rentschler Field.
The Huskies are less than three weeks away from their opening game against BYU on Friday, August 29 at 7:00 p.m. at Rentschler Field. The game will be televised nationally by ESPN and heard on the UConn IMG Radio Network.
Head coach Bob Diaco and his Huskies need your support in that opening game and to purchase single-game tickets, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
Single-game tickets are now on sale for all Husky home games.
Ticket are also on sale for UConn's historic trip to Army at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, November 8. It will be UConn's first-ever football game in New York City and we want to show that the Big Apple is a UConn town. To purchase tickets for that game, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
In addition, the 2014 UConn Football Media Guide is now online - to read it PLEASE CLICK HERE.
Here's are some video clips from Diaco following the Monday morning practice and a social media roundup.
UConn Coach Bob Diaco Says QB Competition Still Wide Open http://t.co/kKpCVE9c5l
- Desmond Conner (@desmondconner) August 11, 2014
To all my readers hitting the blog from Denmark, thank you. Knappe is day-to-day. Leg injury.
- John Silver (@JohnFSilver) August 11, 2014
A quick recap of some highlights from #UConn football coach Bob Diaco's press conference http://t.co/tYp3ne0bnD
- Jim Fuller (@NHRJimFuller) August 11, 2014
Diaco: "We've got a fierce battle going at DE with B.J. (McBryde) and Kenton (Adeyemi)."
- Chris Elsberry (@elsctpost) August 11, 2014
"If you are on 'the list' you can't participate, meaning if you don't go to class, we can't count on you to do the right thing on Saturday"
- Matt Schonvisky (@MattSchonvisky) August 11, 2014
Diaco: "He's got more mass that I thought and he uses it. He runs at full speed the whole time." on Arkeel Newsome.
- Chris Elsberry (@elsctpost) August 11, 2014
#UConn coach Bob Diaco said competition for starting quarterback spot is too close to call http://t.co/ax3h1w6r4v
- Jim Fuller (@NHRJimFuller) August 11, 2014
