So UConn football has started off 2-0, against Duke (awful team but an ACC squad nonetheless) and Maine (a 1-AA team).
Still a 2-0 start is a good one and the new QB, former Community College player of the year Tyler Lorenzen (who is NOT the younger brother of NFL QB and former UK standout Jared Lorenzen) has looked good. The Huskies have had Quarterback issues ever since Dan Orlovsky (now backup to Jon Kitna with the Lions) left following the schools first ever bowl win over Akron a couple years ago.
Photos: Lorenzen breaks runs against Duke and Maine
Lorenzen has thrown the ball well and has also run well in both games. UConn plays Temple next, which is as good as a 1-AA team, but following that, things get tougher with the Pitt, Akron and UVA coming up.
UConn has played Pitt well and won 2 of the last 3 meetings. Akron they haven't played since the 2004 Motor City Bowl. UVA they have never played before, but is not looking very strong so far this season.
It is possible that UConn could start off 6-0 heading into their game with Louisville on October 19th. Could UConn be this year's Rutgers? Possible, but I will start believeing that when they head into the Lousiville game (which is at UConn) with at least a 5-1 record.
Louisville looked vulnerable against Middle Tenn St, and I think UConn has more on offense than MidTenn does. UConn will have everything going for it in that game. It will be at home, on national television (ESPN 8 P.M.), and Lousiville has had a tendency to overlook teams in the past few years. Am I guaranteeing a UConn win? Not at all, but I do think it could be a good game. If, and it is a BIG if, UConn were to pull off a huge upset like that...good things may be ahead.
You may not think much about Uconn Huskies Football right now, but no one thought much about UConn basketball before Jim Calhoun built that program into one of the elite national powers.
