August 28th, 2008

8.30.08- UConn v. Hofstra- El Blog En Vivo~!

7:42 p.m.- UConn goes three and out on its first possession, but Desi Cullen’s punt is fumbled by Hofstra PR Anthony Nelson, and recovered by Robbie Frey at the 1-yard-line. Yikes. The punch-in by Donald Brown was academic, and it’s 7-0 UConn at 13:03 of the first quarter.

This one could get ugly real quick, although in fairness UConn didn’t look too impressive offensively. Tyler Lorenzen had all kinds of time to throw, but pulled it down for a scramble once and missed Ellis Gaulden (who probably should’ve caught it) on third down.

7:30 p.m. - Couple quick notes: Hofstra quarterback Bryan Savage is doubtful with a back injury, and it appears as if junior Cory Christopher will be under center to start the game.

We’re playing with a 12 mph hour wind to the west. Brad Kanuch is not on the two-deep and will be sidelined with a leg injury.

Crowd is embarrassing per usual for UConn, probably about 60 percent full outside of the mostly-blue-clad student section. Back during the game.

7:21 p.m. - Good evening from Rentschler Field, where once again the stadium is half-filled 20 minutes before kickoff of a college football game. Sigh. Props to the student section though, which is 90 percent filled. I’m impressed.

On to the business of the night, as defending Big East champion UConn opens up the 2008 fooball season with a non-conference tilt with Hofstra of the FCS.

 

The Pride went 7-4 last year, missing the FCS playoffs. They return 10 starters from that team, though just 3 of them are on defense. The Huskies, on the other hand, went 9-4 (5-2 Big East), lost in the Meineke Car Care Bowl last December, and return most of the contributors from that team.

 

We’ll be in and out throughout the night, although if the game gets out of hand, perhaps not. It’s a beautiful Thursday night here in Hartford, hope you can enjoy the game wherever you may be. 

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