UConn Huskies: Keys To The Season, Top Game, Top Transfer, Fun Stats
UConn Huskies: Key To The 2022 Offense
Find an identity.
It’s been the problem over the last several years – what does UConn do competently on offense?
It doesn’t have to come up with a high-powered attack that steamrolls over everyone, but it needs to be decent on first and second downs to come up with manageable third down tries.
It doesn’t have to wing the ball all around the yard, but it has to have some semblance of a passing game to count on.
The offense that did absolutely nothing in too many games last year has to go into every game knowing it can do one thing right. That might take a while, but it’ll get there if the line is a bit better.
UConn Huskies: Key To The 2022 Defense
Get the defensive interior right.
Travis Jones might not be totally irreplaceable, but he’s not far off. He’s going to be an NFL anchor with the 333-pound size and quickness to do a little of everything right. Lwai Uguak made 34 tackles and was able to get behind the line here and there.
Even with those two good tackles the run defense still had major problems.
The pass defense has the veterans to be better, but the defensive front has to hold up so teams don’t dominate the time of possession battle like they did last year.
UConn Huskies: Key Player To The 2022 Season
QB Ta’Quan Roberson, Soph.
Steven Krajewski wasn’t totally awful. He was able to run a little bit, had a few big passing games, and he did what he could under tough circumstances. Now he’s going to Georgia State, and Roberson has to step in and turn into the star he was supposed to be at Penn State.
If it isn’t Roberson, Tyler Phommachanh has the talent and upside to do more at the position. After completing just 11-of-28 passes for 85 yards with a touchdown and two picks last year, Roberson still has to prove he can run an attack.
If he’s not the team’s most important transfer …
UConn Huskies: Key Transfer
DE Sokoya McDuffie, Jr.
Kentucky LB Marquez Bembry might end up being the team’s leading tackler, but the Huskies need a pass rush, and they could use more size on the end. Enter McDuffie, a 290-pound tackle who can get behind the line. The former Old Dominion Monarch made 27 tackles with three sacks and five tackles for loss.
UConn Key Game To The 2022 Season
Liberty, Nov. 12
Where could UConn possibly steal a win out of nowhere? There are two 50/50 games UConn has to target for possible wins – FIU and UMass – and beating Central Connecticut State is a must. That’s about it without a massive upset.
Beating Liberty at home in the second-to-last game would be a heavy lift, but by this point in the season the young team needs to be playing far better and show hope for the future. This needs to be the tone-setter for 2023.
UConn Huskies: 2021 Fun Stats
– 1st Quarter Scoring: Opponents 187 – UConn 47
– Sacks: Opponents 40 for 253 yards – UConn 12 for 68 yards
– Average Yards Per Pass Attempt: Opponents 7.68 – UConn 4.83
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