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http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-football/hc-jacobs-column-uconn-army-0913-20150912-column.html
Among other notes:
>>To a man, the Huskies' defense pointed to preparation. Film study, scout teams, etc. Freshman safety Chris Jean-Pierre played the role of Bradshaw, Carrezola said, and graduate assistant Chris DeBerry helped out running the triple option.
"I like to think you're going to win games on Tuesday and Wednesday when nobody is watching," Carrezola said. "Our scout team did a great job of giving us looks. We had a couple plays get away from us — we will correct them on film — but we did a good job reading our keys."
The preparation took some interesting turns at practice. Defensive linemen and linebackers had objects thrown at their feet. Guys dove at their feet. It was all meant to simulate how low the Army offensive linemen get.
"What we saw today really wasn't much different than we saw at practice," said Adams, whose late interception sealed the victory. "We also tackled better today than we did last year, especially in the second half."
Said Campeni: "Last year, I don't think any of us had faced the triple option. This year with our preparation, we could shut that down. We knew what to expect. We know the tempo it involves. Our goal was to stop them with as few yards as possible on first and second downs, because third-and-short, they're hard to stop."<<
Among other notes:
>>To a man, the Huskies' defense pointed to preparation. Film study, scout teams, etc. Freshman safety Chris Jean-Pierre played the role of Bradshaw, Carrezola said, and graduate assistant Chris DeBerry helped out running the triple option.
"I like to think you're going to win games on Tuesday and Wednesday when nobody is watching," Carrezola said. "Our scout team did a great job of giving us looks. We had a couple plays get away from us — we will correct them on film — but we did a good job reading our keys."
The preparation took some interesting turns at practice. Defensive linemen and linebackers had objects thrown at their feet. Guys dove at their feet. It was all meant to simulate how low the Army offensive linemen get.
"What we saw today really wasn't much different than we saw at practice," said Adams, whose late interception sealed the victory. "We also tackled better today than we did last year, especially in the second half."
Said Campeni: "Last year, I don't think any of us had faced the triple option. This year with our preparation, we could shut that down. We knew what to expect. We know the tempo it involves. Our goal was to stop them with as few yards as possible on first and second downs, because third-and-short, they're hard to stop."<<