I didn't even have to go into practice at the Shenkman Center to realize something was wrong with the Huskies' wide receiver corps. Locked outside of the Shenkman Center I had already placed a call to UConn SID Leigh Torbin before a kind gentlemen opened up the door for me.
It was none other than Ellis Gaulden, and that is a bad a sign. UConn was practicing, and Ellis wasn't. Instead of opening up the passing game, Gaulden was kind enough to open the door to me. He walked out and went on his merry way while I went into practice.
VERY VERY BAD SIGN.
Gaulden is Mr. Glass and it looks like his career may be over after suffering a tendon injury in his foot. Coach Randy Edsall didn't know how serious the injury was, but anytime there is tendon detached from foot, it isn't a good scenario. Two knee injuries, a fractured foot and now a tendon tear. Kid can't catch a break.
Ellis is out, probably forever. Then D.J. Hernandez goes down with a left ankle injury in practice.
Brad Kanuch has yet to practice with a quad injury and now let's see...that's the Huskies' top 5 receivers from last season either injured, graduated (Larry Taylor) or transferred (Terrence Jeffers).
Hernandez is out for the spring.
OUCH.
It's s so bad Randy Edsall is contemplating moving someone to wide receiver off the defense. He didn't want to say who it was, but that player won't have much competition around.
Let's break it down:
With no Kanuch and Hernandez for the time being what's left is:
Rob Theodele
Kashif Moore
Isiah Moore
Kevin Poles
Everyone else like Marcus Easley, Erik Mushette and Alex Molina are walk-ons. Not very deep.
Who is going to be moved? I don't know. There is an excess of players in the secondary.
Edsall said Darius Butler is probably already in his office lobbying for WR time but is a non-starter. My guess?
Maybe Jon Louis from safety or even Gary Wilburn. Maybe Robert Vaughn (starting safety moved?). Jasper Howard could also be a candidate. I would assume a safety but you never really do know.
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