Whitmer didn't lose the game, sure. But man, that guy just has a knack for throwing absolutely back-breaking interceptions at the absolute wrong time. He played hard, as he always does. I have no problem with his heart, energy, effort, or leadership abilities. The TD throw on 4th down to cut the lead to 28-21 was beautifully thrown. His scrambles on the final drive were chain movers. But holy , we needed a throw 20 rows deep into the cadet section in the worst way on that busted play. Still plenty of time and a few downs to work with to tie the game. No need to force a throw, against his body, into heavy coverage that tight.
But yeah, our defense looked absolutely lost out there. And I do agree with Nelson - why we had 2 safeties 15 yards off the line of scrimmage was anyone's guess. Looked like we were playing Cover 2 against a run option offense. Army ripped off 5-8 yard gains on first down more often than not. If we had kept them at 2nd and long a few more times, we can have put some pressure on them to make plays. Mind boggling.
And that was a fumble. Jhavon Williams stripped that ball as their ball carrier was still fighting for extra yards. No whistles from the officials. 99 times out of 100 that is called a fumble. But because we're UCONN and were 2-6, we don't get that call. Give Army credit - they capitalized on that break and scored.