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EAST HARTFORD – The UConn football Huskies are bowl eligible.
Playing under the Friday night lights at Rentschler Field in its final home game of the year, UConn capitalized on two interceptions from its defense and a handful of big-time runs from Mel Brown to pull away for a 34-27 win over Georgia State.
The win moves UConn’s record to 6-3, 6-1 at home, and clinches bowl eligibility for the program’s second time in three years under Jim Mora. The Huskies have also doubled their win total from the 2023 season, when they finished 3-9.
Largely behind Brown’s breakaway speed, 293 of UConn’s 368 total yards came on the ground. Brown finished with 138 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries, and Cam Edwards added 88 yards and 13 carries. Quarterback Nick Evers, who had a few solid runs himself, wasn’t called on to pass much in the second half and finished the game 10 of 16 with 75 yards and a passing touchdown. Evers also ran for a touchdown.
Defensively, UConn allowed 372 total yards but hurried the Panthers’ quarterback 11 times and forced field goals on two of their three red zone appearances. Georgia State QB Zach Gibson finished the game 28 of 38 passing for 257 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Gibson ran for a touchdown with less than two minutes left to make it a one-score game before UConn sealed it.
The Huskies forced a 3-and-out on Georgia State’s opening drive and got the ball with great field position after a fair catch interference penalty on the Panthers’ punt. On the very first offensive play from scrimmage, Brown found a hole and ran 52 yards down the home sideline to get the Huskies inside the 10 and set up a 2-yard touchdown pass from Evers to tight end Louis Hansen.
It was a 3-play, 59-yard scoring drive that took just 1:02 off the clock. It was also UConn’s first touchdown in the…
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Author : Hartford Courant
Publish date : 2024-11-02 02:28:00
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