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Connecticut Football 2011 Preview, Predictions, Picks, Odds

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2010 Record: 8-5 Big East Record: 5-2 (T-1st) 2011 Returning Starters: 17; 6 offense. 9 defense, kicker. punter

Coach: Paul Pasqualoni, First Season

Offensive Coordinators: George Deleone Defensive Coordinators: Don Brown

2011 Connecticut Players to Watch: OT Mike Ryan, C Moe Petrus, WR/KR Nick Williams, WR Mike Smith, DE Jesse Joseph, DT Kendall Reyes, LB Sio Moore, CB Blidi Wreh-Wilson

2011 Connecticut Strengths:
Defense will again carry the Huskies, who are brimming with talent and experience along the defensive line and in the secondary, returning seven of the eight starters there. The offensive line should be among the Big East’s best PK Dave Teggart is as dutch as they come.

2011 Connecticut Weaknesses:
There is almost no experience at quarterback, and the tailback position – so essential to the Huskies’ recent success -is filled with unknowns. The absence of playmakers on offense continues to be an issue, and the loss of linebacker Lawrence Wilson. the team’s leading tackler, will be felt.

2011 Connecticut Offense:

UConn lost Jordan Todman, the nation’s second-leading rusher, to the NFL when he announced in the moments after the Fiesta Bowl loss to Oklahoma that he was forgoing his senior year. Given the season Todman had, his departure was expected. What wasn’t expected, though, was the news a month later that Robbie Frey, Todman’s backup, was also leaving UConn. Frey, who figured to be the man for the Huskies on the ground, went to Kutztown State to pursue a graduate degree, leaving D.J. Shoemate, a senior who transferred from USC before last season, and running back-turned-linebacker-turned-running back Martin Hyppolite as the only experienced players in the backfield. Shoemate, a former 4-star recruit, had only 28 carries for 115 yards last season. Not even the quarterback race is settled, as four players with a combined five quarters of game experience will battle for the job. Michael Box, who started one game last season, is the front-runner, with Scott McCummings pushing him. One salvation: The Huskies return the bulk of their offensive line and most of their receivers.

2011 Connecticut Defense:

For as many losses as the Huskies sustained on offense, the defense appears poised for another strong year. All four starters on the defensive line return, led by Kendall Reyes, who explored joining Todman in the NFL after his junior season but, unlike the running back, chose to stay for his final year. The Huskies have two of the most ferocious ends in the conference in Jesse Joseph and Trevardo Williams, who should thrive under the tutelage of new defensive coordinator Don Brown. The secondary has had its struggles over the past two years, but improvement is expected with four starters returning and the arrival of Brown. The unit will start three juniors cornerbacks Dwayne Gratz and Blidi Wreh-Wilson and safety Jerome Junior and a senior, safety Harris Agbor. The only uncertainty comes at linebacker, where Sio Moore, who was second on the team with 110 tackles, is the only player returning to the unit with significant experience. He’ll continue as the starting weak-side linebacker.

2011 Connecticut Special Teams:

The Huskies have come to rely on placekicker Dave Teggart in big spots, and for good reason. The school’s career record-holder for field goals made (52) connected on two game-winners last year, including a 52-yarder to beat South Florida with 17 seconds left. On the return side, Nick Williams led the nation with a 35.3-yard average on kickoffs, returning two for touchdowns.

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2011 Connecticut Predictions:

After 12 long years in Storrs, Randy Edsall left UConn to take over at Maryland. In his place arrives Pasqualoni, a former head coach at Syracuse and a Connecticut native. Pasqualoni will be 62 by the time UConn’s season opens. He appears to be more a stopgap than a look to the future. Pasqualoni inherits a team that doesn’t have as many pieces as the Huskies did a year ago, when they returned 90 percent of their starters. There are questions at running back and linebacker, and while the playbook won’t be entirely different, there will be an adjustment period as the players adapt to a new coaching staff. The Big East, as usual, is wide open, but it seems unlikely that the Huskies will be able to get back to a BCS bowl this season.

2011 Connecticut Betting Odds:

Connecticut Current odds to win a National Championship: +5000

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