Game Week 2025 - UConn v. Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (Saturday 8/30/25 @2p on WWAX/UConn+ with Audio on Varsity Network & FoxSports 97.9)

[Chin Diesel]

It says in the bottom left that BOLD is “Returning Starter” and ORANGE is “Transfer Addition”

Looks like I had to click on the tweet to expand the image to full size to see that part of the chart.

 

[CL82]

-> For the first time in Jim Mora’s tenure as head coach at UConn, it was clear who the Huskies’ starting quarterback would be from the start of camp.

Joe Fagnano, returning for his seventh year of college football, was made available to speak with the media before practices began, signaling his role as the team’s leader. He then took consistent reps with the first team throughout August. Nothing is promised in Storrs, but the clear favorite to win the job held up his end of the bargain and will be behind center when the team opens its season against Central Connecticut at Rentschler Field Saturday afternoon.

“It’s a tremendous honor to be the quarterback for this offense, for this team,” Fagnano said. “A lot of guys counting on me and I wouldn’t want it any other way. I knew coming back that we were going to have a good team, a lot of good players and that’s exciting.” <-

I love Fagnano's story. At the start of last year, there were an awful lot of people on The Boneyard who were in the anybody but Fagnano camp. To be honest, I may have been one of them. But he was terrific, coming off the bench and playing with composure, working his way back to starting and eventually leading the team to a bowl win over a P4 opponent. I'm really happy for him and excited to see what he can do after having starters snaps all through camp and in an offense that will be built around his strengths.

 

[ucawn]

Keep an eye on WR #6 Reymello Murphy, I think he’ll have a big season for us

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[maple]

I love Fagnano's story. At the start of last year, there were an awful lot of people on The Boneyard who were in the anybody but Fagnano camp. To be honest, I may have been one of them. But he was terrific, coming off the bench and playing with composure, working his way back to starting and eventually leading the team to a bowl win over a P4 opponent. I'm really happy for him and excited to see what he can do after having starters snaps all through camp and in an offense that will be built around his strengths.

I was definitely one of them to start the season. But I was very happy to be quickly proven wrong.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Chin Diesel]

I was definitely one of them to start the season. But I was very happy to be quickly proven wrong.

Same. In no way was I expecting that much improvement between a player's fifth and sixth season.

 

[Coult]

Same. In no way was I expecting that much improvement between a player's fifth and sixth season.

It may be better to view the improvement timeline based on his FBS experience with the whole iron sharpens iron adage, so hopefully we get another jump this year!

 

[Husky68]

Keep forgetting how big Joe is. 6'4" and 225 is big enough to shake off some arm tackles and see over lineman. May have to move up my road trip to Rice to see the 7-0 team, less than 6 hour trip.