Connecticut Natives Emerging As Standouts On Young UConn Defense (Courant)

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Connecticut Natives Emerging As Standouts On Young UConn Defense

>>>>With three weeks until the season-opener Aug. 30 against UCF, three Connecticut natives are regularly practicing with UConn’s first-team defense: Windsor’s Tyler Coyle, Hartford’s Tahj Herring-Wilson and Stamford’s Omar Fortt (with New Haven’s Travis Jones also earning first-team reps on the defensive line).<<

>>Fortt, Coyle and Herring-Wilson all say that being from Connective gives them added motivation to build up UConn’s program. “There’s always been extra meaning,” Coyle said. “Being from Connecticut, I committed when the program was struggling, and that was one of my goals: to see the program rise back up.”<<

 

[Hound11]

Let’s get K.Jones into that equation!

 

[freescooter]

But wait! I thought Edsall doesn’t recruit Connecticut kids?

 

[uconnbill]

HCRE knows talent from our state, that's for sure

 

[metsfan2323]

Let’s get K.Jones into that equation!

Yup, and Gardner.

 

[huskyrob1]

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Connecticut Natives Emerging As Standouts On Young UConn Defense

>>>>With three weeks until the season-opener Aug. 30 against UCF, three Connecticut natives are regularly practicing with UConn’s first-team defense: Windsor’s Tyler Coyle, Hartford’s Tahj Herring-Wilson and Stamford’s Omar Fortt (with New Haven’s Travis Jones also earning first-team reps on the defensive line).<<

>>Fortt, Coyle and Herring-Wilson all say that being from Connective gives them added motivation to build up UConn’s program. “There’s always been extra meaning,” Coyle said. “Being from Connecticut, I committed when the program was struggling, and that was one of my goals: to see the program rise back up.”<<

I've heard Edsall say a couple times since spring practice that he expects big things from Coyle including becoming more vocal as a leader for the team on and off the field. I think that's a tall order for a kid that has to yet play his first game as a sophomore. That being said, I don't think Edsall would have said it if he felt Tyler wasn't up to the task.

I know this article is about defense, but another in state sophomore Edsall is expecting big things from is Keyion Dixon.

 

[UConnDan97]

Let's go get 'em, dogs!!! (Clean version of my normal punching slogan)