Marcus Easley News

The UConn football team held its annul awards banquet on Sunday night at the Burton Complex.

Running back Andre Dixon was named the team's MVP at its annual awards ceremony Sunday night.

Dave Teggart needed this one. The junior kicker has had his share of struggles this season, and earlier in Saturday's game he had a 47-yard field goal blocked.

It will be the first class in the 100-plus years of UConn football to play in three consecutive bowl games.

After a thrilling 29-27 last second victory over South Florida, juniors Zach Frazer and Scott Lutrus and sophomore Dave Teggart all earned BIG EAST Honor Roll honors.

Maybe a Husky playing in the snow had the edge the whole time. In a season full of heartache, the UConn football team appeared to be on the verge of another stunning loss.

The forecast for Rentschler Field tonight calls for a low temperature near freezing and 90 percent chance of snow.

USF has lost its past two in East Hartford, and weather will be a factor today .

With UConn heading to their third straight bowl game and the thrill of a victory over Notre Dame still fresh in UConn's mind it may have gotten lost in the shuffle to some that Saturday's matchup with South Florida is UConn's Senior Night.

UConn's Marcus Easley goes high-stepping after catching the first of his two touchdown passes from Zach Frazer in the third quarter of Saturday's 56-31 victory over Syracuse at Rentschler Field in East Hartford.

One week after delivering a blow seen 'round the world, UConn junior linebacker Greg Lloyd's season ended with a torn ACL and MCL sustained late in the fourth quarter of the Huskies' 56-31 win over Syracuse at Rentschler Field on Saturday.

For the third time in its last four games, the UConn football team returned a kickoff for a touchdown.

Quarterback: Zach Frazer [13 of 21 173 yards one interceptions] was good. He threw strikes today and two touchdowns - to just one interception.

UConn sophomore Jordan Todman rushed for 123 yards on 25 carries and Marcus Easley caught six passes for 105 yards and two touchdowns to lead UConn to a 56-31 victory over Syracuse before a sellout crowd of 40,000 Saturday at Rentschler Field.

Syracuse at UConn: Who has the edge? Saturday, noon LINE -- UConn by 13i 1/2 UCONN RUNNING GAME VS.

Notre Dame running back Armando Allen Jr. loses his helmet as he's hit by UConn's Greg Lloyd Jr.

Late in its game against Notre Dame Saturday the UConn football team appeared to be following its usual pattern.

The UConn football team was obviously due to catch a break. It just took the Huskies a few extra breaks before they finally cashed.

Saturday will be the first, and perhaps the only, time that UConn football takes on the storied Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

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.