UConn vs. Temple football preview

Oct. 4—LOCATION — Rentschler Field, East Hartford

Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)

Records: UConn 3-2, Temple 1-4

Last game: UConn beat Buffalo, 47-3, Saturday; Temple lost to Army, 42-14, Sept. 26

Series: UConn trails, 14-6, losing the last meeting 49-17 in Philadelphia in 2019.

Players to watch: UConn, r-jr. WR Skyler Bell (21 catches, 500 yards, 4 TDs), r-so. QB Nick Evers (37 for 72, 347 yards, 2 TDs, 2 ints), r-sr. WR TJ Sheffield (15 catches, 119 yards, 1 TD), r-fr. RB Durell Robinson (43 carries, 369 yards, 3 TDs), r-so. RB Cam Edwards (49 carries, 280 yards, 3 TDs), jr. RB Mel Brown (55 carries, 305 yards, 1 TD), r-jr. TE Alex Honing (4 catches, 49 yards, 2 TDs), r-sr. LB Jayden McDonald (36 tackles, 1 int.), r-sr. CB Jordan Wright (23 tackles, 1 sack), r-sr. DT Dal’Mont Gourdine (18 tackles,), jr. DB D’Mon Brinson (19 tackles), Sr. LB Tui Faumuina-Brown (38 tackles, 2 sacks)

Temple, r-jr. RB Antwain Littleton II (42 carries, 151 yards, 8 catches, 92 yards, 1 TD), r-jr. QB Evan Simon (53 for 82, 680 yards, 9 TDs, 2 ints), r-jr. QB Forrest Brock (42 for 71, 405 yards, 1 TD, 4 ints), grad WR Dante Wright (34 catches, 450 yards, 4 TDs), sr. WR Antonio Jones (9 catches, 72 yards, 1 TD), sr. LB D.J. Woodbury (48 tackles, 1 sack), r-jr. LB Tyquan King (38 tackles, 2 sacks), sr. DB Andreas Keaton (31 tackles),

Noteworthy: UConn’s improvement can be traced to the team’s maturity level, effort and attitude.

Quotable: “I like the way they work,” coach Jim Mora said. “I like their maturity and consistency of effort every day in practice. I like how they don’t seem satisfied at all. I like how they hold each other accountable and to a certain standard. And that is just critical. If you practice that way and think that way, you’ve got a chance. …. It’s all business and no bull.”

Four down territory

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Author : The Day, New London, Conn.

Publish date : 2024-10-05 00:36:00

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