Archive for September, 2011
By Colin McDonough, Associate Sports Editor
EAST HARTFORD- The UConn football team (1-1) is up on Iowa State 10-7 at halftime. The quarterback shuffle has continued for the Huskies with Johnny McEntee starting the game, and Scott McCummings and Michael Nebrich also seeing time.
McEntee is 3 for 7 with 44 yards and 1 interception. Nebrich came in at the end of the first quarter and has thrown three passes, completing one for four yards.
McCummings gave UConn a 7-0 lead on a 10-yard touchdown run, the first of his career. Dave Teggart made a 52-yard field goal at the end of the first quarter to make the score 10-0, but Teggart has also missed two kicks, from 41 and 43 yards. James White cut the deficit to 10-7 on a 26-yard touchdown run with 11:03 remaining in the second quarter.
The Huskies have forced three turnovers off the Cyclones, picking off Steele Jantz three times. Dwayne Gratz, Byron Jones and Jory Johnson have recorded interceptions.
