Game Week - UConn @ USF

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UConn Football Media Notes vs. USF, 10/15/2016 (Depth Chart pg 12)

Jim Fuller@NHRJimFuller33 mins ago
Changes to #UConn's depth chart with Tommy Hopkins is starting LG again, Vechery replaces Oak as 2nd string C


Joey Knight@TBTimes_Bulls 1 day ago
Factoid of the Day: With a win Saturday vs. UConn, @USFFootball matches best start in program history (6-1) shared by 2007 and '08 teams

 

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Jim Fuller@NHRJimFuller 35 mins ago
It will be @DaveRyno12, @CoreyChavous & @Melanie_Collins on #UConn game for @CBSSportsNet for 3rd time this year

 

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Neill Ostrout@NeillOstrout 7 mins ago
UConn depth chart updated for G Tommy Hopkins' return. Switches made on D last week (Summers to SS; Green to starting CB) not reflected

 

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Jim Fuller@NHRJimFuller just now
Noel Thomas 1st #UConn player with 3 straight 100-yard rec. games since Marcus Easley in '09. Didio ('90), Hugger ('81) had 5 in a row

Jim Fuller@NHRJimFuller 4 mins ago
Cincinnati game was 1st time #UConn RBs Arkeel Newsome & Ron Johnson got averaged at least 5 yards per carry in same game

 

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Tampabay.com: USF football midseason report

Jeff Odom@jeffodom4 mins ago
#USF's Taggart says Ronnie Hoggins (calf) did not practice today. Hopes to get him back this week. TE Kano Dillon ( ankle) was out there

Know the Foe: Connecticut

 

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UConn Football@UConnFootball just now
HCBD: "The guys are excited about addressing the small things and instances in all three phases where we can get better." #UConnNation

UConn Football@UConnFootball just now
"We'll put those guys into action based on the matchups each week. I thought the guys played well." - HCBD on the changes in the secondary

Neill Ostrout@NeillOstrout 1 min ago
Diaco says DB changes (Summers to S, Green starting CB) might be altered again on a week-to-week basis.

Jim Fuller@NHRJimFuller just now
#UConn coach Bob Diaco impressed with how CB John Green played in 1st start of season

Neill Ostrout@NeillOstrout just now
Diaco on Summers: “His future here at UConn and his future beyond UConn, if he’s fortunate enough...is at corner. He’s a corner."

 

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Ian Bethune@Ian_Bethune 1 min ago
Diaco - OL is getting better. Getting Hopkins back huge.

Jim Fuller@NHRJimFuller just now
Spreading the field on offense was a result of game plan gainst Cincinnati for #UConn.

UConn Football@UConnFootball just now
HCBD: "I feel like the run defense has been great all year. We've played a couple of top rushing teams in America. This will be a challenge.

Ian Bethune@Ian_Bethune 2 mins ago
Diaco - Run defense has been good all year long. Great challenge facing USF. No. 1 statistically in a lot of categories.

Gavin Keefe@GavinKeefe just now
#UConn ranks 11th in country in run defense, allowing 98.8 yards per game. Diaco: "I feel like the run defense has been great."

 

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Neill Ostrout@NeillOstrout 1 min ago
Diaco on Newsome: “I’m sure he learned a lesson.

Neill Ostrout@NeillOstrout just now
More Diaco on Newsome: But he’s a young man and he’s not going to do everything right every day, and I don’t expect him to.”

Neill Ostrout@NeillOstrout 1 min ago
Diaco talking about a player's "trust account" and making deposits. Apparently Arkeel Newsome had a positive balance.

 

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Daily Campus Sports@dcsportsdept just now
Diaco: "It will be impossible to win this game if we turn the ball over."

(Lost feed of press conference too...)

Neill Ostrout@NeillOstroutjust now
Diaco says WR Hergy Mayala won't practice today. LB Junior Joseph will

Fuller@NHRJimFuller just now
LB Junior Joseph is "good" said #UConn coach Bob Diaco but WR Hergy Mayala not expected at practice and is day to day

 

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Ian Bethune@Ian_Bethune just now
Diaco - Thought OL & DL played well. DL wreaked havoc in different areas then they had during the year

Jim Fuller@NHRJimFuller 1 min ago
#UConn coach Bob Diaco said he is excited to talk about DE Cole Ormsby

Gavin Keefe@GavinKeefe just now
Diaco is pleased with the play and energy of Cole Ormsby. "He's turning himself into a pretty physical defensive end."

Jim Fuller@NHRJimFuller just now
USF's Flowers is a more physical runner than Houston's Greg Ward in eyes of #UConn coach Bob Diaco

ThisIsUConnCountry@MattSchonvisky just now
"If the offense can't take the next step on offense and consistently improve, it will be hard to win" Diaco

 

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Jim Fuller@NHRJimFuller now
#UConn's Bob Diaco said USF WR Rodney Adams "runs possessed" when he has ball in his similiar much like Noel Thomas

Neill Ostrout@NeillOstrout just now
Diaco impressed with USF's Rodney Adams: "When 87 has the ball in his hands, he runs possessed."

Ian Bethune@Ian_Bethune just now
Diaco - offensive staff is doing a great job with Noel with extra coverage placed on him #UConn

Ed Daigneault@EdDaigneault just now
Diaco says defending Noel Thomas is a challenge because he's "all over the place."

Jim Fuller@NHRJimFuller just now
#UConn's Bob Diaco said Shelton's Jason Thompson getting 1st career start was "awesome" and team was "super stoked" for him

Neill Ostrout@NeillOstrout just now
Diaco: “Jason (Thompson) has a lot of cache with the team. He’s got a lot of respect. And everybody was super stoked for him.”

 

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UConn Football@UConnFootball 1 min ago
HCBD: "To me, Bryant played the plays to win. He gave great effort from start to finish. He's a leader on the sideline." #UConnNation

Daily Campus Sports@dcsportsdept 2 mins ago
Diaco on Bryant: "To me, he played the plays to win. He gave great effort. He gave great leadership on the sidelines. He was locked in."

UConn Football@UConnFootball just now
HCBD on the offense: "We can do more. There's a deeper understanding of the different positions. There's a higher ability to get it done."

 

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Jim Fuller@NHRJimFuller 14 mins ago
Ryan Crozier, 1 of nine Florida natives on #UConnfootball team, "have just ignored" trash talk from friends who go to USF

Jim Fuller@NHRJimFuller 4 mins ago
Interesting note from South Florida depth chart, former #UConn commit Kirk Livingstone is starting DE. He has 17 tackles, 1 sack

Note: Originally a UAB commit then committed to UConn (12/14) when UAB was going to drop their program then decommitted/committed to USF (1/15). Ft. Lauderdale native/​

 

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Jim Fuller ‏@NHRJimFuller 29m 29 minutes ago
#UConn's Bob Diaco said Cole Ormsby (3 sacks in last 2 games): "just continues to get better and better."

Jim Fuller ‏@NHRJimFuller 29m 29 minutes ago
Fatukasi with 9.5 career sacks, Ormsby with 9. Last set of #UConn teammates with 10 career sacks Trevardo Williams & Sio Moore

Jim Fuller ‏@NHRJimFuller 23 mins ago
#UConn had three sacks in each of last two games. Last time that happened was in wins over Pitt and Louisville in 2012


Mike Anthony: UConn Defense Will Be Challenged By USF's High-Powered Offense

 

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Jim Fuller ‏@NHRJimFuller just now
Arkeel Newsome needs 106 yards to break into #UConn's top 10 in total offense yards in a career. He's at 3,229, Ed Long had 3,335

Jim Fuller ‏@NHRJimFuller 1 min ago
Bryant Shirreffs needs 20 completions, 62 passing yards to move into top 10 on#UConn career lists. Already 6th in total offense

 

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Circling back around from earlier:

The Daily Stampede ‏@StampedeSBN 5h 5 hours ago
"I see some of the things we're doing" Taggart said about the UConn offense.

The Daily Stampede ‏@StampedeSBN 5h 5 hours ago
UConn's oline is the biggest they've seen outside of FSU, "They looked like some of the skyscrapers downtown."

The Daily Stampede ‏@StampedeSBN 5h 5 hours ago
"We have to tackle" Taggart said about shoring up their rush defense. "Get guys to the ball and tackle."

 

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UConn: Huskies Preparing For Prime Time Game At USF

 

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Mike Anthony: UConn Defense Will Be Challenged By USF's High-Powered Offense

More Mike Anthony: As Potent South Florida Looms, UConn Must Do A Better Job Of Protecting Ball

 

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UConn Football Media Notes vs. USF, 10/15/2016 (Depth Chart pg 12)

Jim Fuller@NHRJimFuller33 mins ago
Changes to #UConn's depth chart with Tommy Hopkins is starting LG again, Vechery replaces Oak as 2nd string C

USF's Game Day Notes - https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/5020921.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=7700&

 

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New Britain Herald: UConn football's tweaked secondary paid dividends against Cincinnati, but may not be permanent going forward

 

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TampaBay.com: Wednesday Football Practice Report

 

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Joe D'Ambrosio@JoeDSports 28 mins ago · Saybrook Manor
It's FLA nite on @UConnFootball Coaches Show w/@ryan_crozier @Ronniboi05 #JimLouk 6p@WTIC1080 @tunein @IMGAudio

 

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Interesting story... Did Marvin Kloss keep USF's Weist from getting UConn job?

>>The Temple victory began the season-ending streak that included home victories against Rutgers and Memphis. Some suggested Weist's ability to keep the Huskies motivated following an 0-9 start should've been enough to earn him the job permanently.

He disagrees. "Going in, the (UConn) AD, Warde (Manuel) had told me, 'Just win,'" Weist said. "He didn't say (how many) but I knew that we had to win six, put together a winning streak or whatever it was, and show that program that we could win on a consistent basis.

"If I would've won earlier, if we could've beaten South Florida in that first game and kept winning, then I would've said, 'Hey, you know what, I earned this job.' But I didn't. ... I think our staff and that team takes away a lot of pride in how we finished. But I can't sit here and say, 'Boy, I earned that job.'"<<

 

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