UConn Huskies (1-2, 0-0 American) at USF Bulls (1-2, 0-0 American) 8 p.m. | ESPN or ESPN2 | UConn IMG Radio Network Raymond James Stadium | Tampa, Fla. The Coaches UCONN HEAD COACH BOB DIACO UConn head coach Bob Diaco is in his first year as the head coach at UConn and his first overall as a collegiate head coach. Diaco served on the Notre Dame coaching staff as the defensive coordinator for the past four years and the assistant head coach for the past two. He was the 2012 winner of the Frank Broyles Award, given to the top assistant college football coach in the country and was the first Irish assistant to receive the prestigious award. He was a semifinalist for the award in 2011. Diaco joined the Notre Dame staff in 2010 as defensive coordinator and inside linebacker coach, took responsibility for the entire linebacker position in 2011 and added responsibilities as associate head coach in 2012. His 2012 Irish defense ranked among the top 10 in the Football Bowl Subdivision in 12 different categories as the school played in the BCS National Championship Game and posted an overall record of 12-1. Diaco has an impressive coaching resume as he served at Virginia (2006-08) as the linebackers and special teams coordinator and Cincinnati (2009) as the defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach before joining the Notre Dame staff. A native of Cedar Grove, N.J., and a 1995 Iowa graduate, Diaco began his coaching career in 1996-97 as a graduate assistant at his alma mater. He then served on the staffs of Western Illinois (1999-2000) as the special teams coordinator and running backs coach, Eastern Michigan (2001-2003) working with the same positions and Central Michigan (2005) as the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. He was a two-time All-Big Ten selection at Iowa as a linebacker under Hall of Fame coach Hayden Fry and was named the team’s co-MVP in 1995, starting in all 23 games over his junior and senior seasons.
UConn Schedule/Results Date Opponent (TV) Score/Time 8/29 BYU (ESPN) L, 35-10 9/6 STONY BROOK (SNY) W, 19-16 9/13 BOISE STATE (ABC/ESPN2) L, 38-21 9/19 at USF * (ESPN or ESPN2) 8 p.m. 9/27 TEMPLE * TBA 10/11 at Tulane * TBA 10/23 at East Carolina * (ESPNU) 7 p.m. 11/1 UCF * TBA 11/8 vs. Army (Yankee Stadium) (CBSSN) 3:30 p.m. 11/22 CINCINNATI * TBA 11/29 at Memphis * TBA 12/6 SMU * TBA *Denotes American Athletic Conference Game
USF Schedule/Results
Date Opponent (TV) Score/Time 8/30 W. CAROLINA (ESPN3) W, 36-31 9/6 MARYLAND (CBSSN) L, 24-17 9/13 NC STATE (CBSSN) L, 49-17 9/19 UCONN * (ESPN or ESPN2) 8 p.m. USF HEAD COACH WILLIE TAGGART Willie Taggart is in his second season as the head coach at USF after serving as 9/27 at Wisconsin TBA head coach at Western Kentucky from 2010-12. He led WKU to a 13-11 record, 10/11 EAST CAROLINA * TBA including 7-5 marks in the final two years and an appearance in the 2012 Little TBA Caesars Bowl. Taggart has an overall record of 19-32 as a collegiate head coach. 10/18 at Tulsa * 10/24 at Cincinnati * (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. He served as an assistant coach at Western Kentucky from 1999-2006, ending his 11/1 HOUSTON * TBA tenure as assistant head coach and QB coach. He was the running backs coach at Stanford from 2007-2009 prior to being named the head coach at WKU. 11/15 at SMU * TBA 11/22 at Memphis * TBA He is a 1998 WKU graduate and was the team’s starting quarterback from 199511/28 UCF * TBA 98 and is one of four players at WKU to have his jersey retired. * Denotes American Athletic Conference Game
Radio & TV Coverage
TELEVISION COVERAGE Friday’s game will be televised nationally by either ESPN or ESPN2. Dave Flemming is on play-by-play with Danny Kanell on color and Allison Williams on the sidelines. Bart Fox is the producer while Preben Martin directs. RADIO COVERAGE The UConn IMG Sports Network is the home of Husky football on the radio. WTIC Newstalk 1080 in Hartford serves as the flagship station and is the state’s only 50,000 watt signal and can be heard in 23 states and parts of Canada. The 2014-15 year marks the 23rd consecutive season that WTIC is the flagship for UConn sports. The 2014-15 football and men’s and women’s basketball season also marks the third year that the radio rights are held by IMG College, which is UConn’s multi-media rights partner. Veteran UConn announcers Joe D’Ambrosio (play-by-play) and Wayne Norman (color commentary) return to call the action with Kevin Nathan on the sidelines and Anthony “Rex” McCalla on production. UConn football on home Saturday dates gets going early with “Breakfast At The Rent” with Ray Dunaway and Scott Gray beginning at 6:00 a.m. For noon games, the UConn Tailgate Show airs from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m with Bob Joyce and Nathan. The pregame show begins at 11:30 a.m. followed by the
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Quick Hits
Geremy Davis has a reception in 29 straight contests, tied for the 12th longest streak in the FBS Against Boise State on Saturday, Davis became the seventh player in UConn history to eclipse 2,000 career receiving yards In the same game, Chandler Whitmer became the eighth player in program history to eclipse 4,000 career passing yards Deshon Foxx recorded his third career 100-yard receiving day with six catches for 107 yards vs. Boise State Linebacker Marquise Vann has made at least nine tackles in every game this season and leads the Huskies with 29 stops