UConn vs. Wake Forest football preview

Oct. 18—LOCATION — Rentschler Field, East Hartford

Kickoff: Noon (CBS Sports Network)

Records: UConn 4-2, Wake Forest 2-4

Last game: UConn beat Temple, 29-20, Saturday; Wake Forest lost to Clemson, 49-14, Saturday

Series: UConn trails, 2-1, losing the last meeting 24-10 in the 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte, N.C.

Players to watch: UConn, r-jr. WR Skyler Bell (22 catches, 508 yards, 4 TDs), r-so. QB Nick Evers (37 for 72, 347 yards, 2 TDs, 2 ints), sr. QB Joe Fagnano (57 for 98, 999 yards, 11 TDs, 3 ints), r-sr. WR TJ Sheffield (24 catches, 260 yards, 2 TDs), r-fr. RB Durell Robinson (55 carries, 421 yards, 4 TDs), r-so. RB Cam Edwards (64 carries, 320 yards, 3 TDs), jr. RB Mel Brown (62 carries, 315 yards, 1 TD), r-jr. TE Alex Honing (4 catches, 49 yards, 2 TDs), r-sr. LB Jayden McDonald (50 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 int.), r-sr. CB Jordan Wright (27 tackles, 1 sack), sr. DB Rante Jones (25 tackles, 1 int.), jr. DB D’Mon Brinson (24 tackles), sr. LB Tui Faumuina-Brown (49 tackles, 2 sacks)

Wake Forest, r-sr. QB Hank Bachmeier (124 for 197, 1,439 yards, 9 TDs, 4 ints), jr. RB Desmond Claiborne (99 carries, 524 yards, 6 TDs), r-so. RB Tate Carney (45 carries, 189 yards, 4 TDs), r-sr. WR Taylor Morin (29 catches, 354 yards), r-fr. WR Deuce Alexander (21 catches, 262 yards, 2 TDs), r-jr. WR Horatio Fields (20 catches, 268 yards, 3 TDs), jr. DB Nick Andersen (69 tackles), r-jr. LB Dylan Hazen (46 tackles), sr. LB Branson Combs (37 tackles, 1 sack, 1 int.), r-sr. DL Kevin Pointer (18 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 int.), sr. DL Jasheen Davis (12 tackles, 1.5 sacks), r-jr. PK Matthew Dennis (9 for 10 FGs), 18 for 18 ex. pts)

Noteworthy: UConn has a 4-0 mark at Rentschler Field for the first time since 2010. The Huskies are averaging 46.8 points in front of their fans and outscoring opponents, 187-54.

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Author : The Day, New London, Conn.

Publish date : 2024-10-19 00:34:00

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