Connecticut Huskies NCAA Football News

The University of Connecticut's football team brings their 4-5 recordA west to take on Notre Dame on Saturday.A The Irish opened as a six-point favorite but the Huskies are confident and capable of dealing the Irish their fifth defeat of the season.

The heavy hearts of the University of Connecticut got some much-needed relief Saturday afternoon as the Huskies were finally able to honor the memory of their fallen teammate Jasper "Jazz" Howard the way they wanted, with a victory.

Jared, Brendan and John Young packed the van on Thursday morning, said goodbye to the rest of their respective families and set off from Trumbull on the ride of their lives.

The Connecticut Huskies finally won one for their slain teammate, handing Notre Dame and coach Charlie Weis a second straight bitter defeat on senior day.

No handbook prepares a young athlete for the violent death of a teammate. And who would have seen anything like this coming in Storrs, Conn., a place with a definite "middle of nowhere" feel? "We were shocked, especially my mom," said University of Connecticut redshirt freshman linebacker Jory Johnson .

Notre Dame and Connecticut keep coming up a play short. They do it in dramatically different styles, but the common theme heading into their game on Saturday is this: Their seasons could be drastically different if someone could have come up with a key tackle, catch or run.

The UConn defense has made a lot of quarterbacks look like Heisman Trophy material.

Line: Notre Dame by 6. Series Record: First meeting. What's at Stake Maybe Charlie Weis' job and Notre Dame's Gator Bowl hopes.

Kashif Moore is a starter at the receiver spot over Isiah Moore for the game at Notre Dame.

Even with five losses by a total of 15 points in a 4-5 season, Connecticut players know of a loss much deeper.

It is officially UConn-Notre Dame week. The game is Saturday in South Bend at 2:30 p.m. - on NBC.

UConn has no shot of beating No. 4 Cincinnati tonight. None. The Bearcats are on a mission toward something great.

Will he be too hard or too soft... Let's see.. Offense: 462 yards on a team that gives up, no turnovers and 35-second half points.

University of Connecticut senior wide receiver Brad Kanuch has been named to the College Sports Information Directors of America District 1 Academic All-District First Team.

UConn Coach Randy Edsall just wrapped up his teleconference with state media heading into the game at No.4 Cincinnati.

An arrest warrant affidavit says the fight that led to the stabbing death of University of Connecticut football player Jasper Howard began when one of his teammates "disrespected" a woman at a school-sponsored dance.

A long, emotional and frustrating Saturday night had actually turned into Sunday morning when coach Randy Edsall emerged from UConn's locker room just past midnight and tried to give his take on the Huskies' 47-45 loss to fourth-ranked Cincinnati.

A fight last month at a University of Connecticut dance that left a UConn football player dead involved two teammates' disputes with three men, sources say.

The Huskies sure know how to keep things interesting. Trailing by 20 points in the third quarter and allowing Cincinnati to move up and down the field with ease, UConn showed tremendous heart and grit and almost upset the No.

Police tape surrounded the location of the Oct. 18 stabbing that led to the death of UConn cornerback Jasper Howard.