Live Blogging Rutgers

Kickoff: Sunny 57 degrees, sunny. Great football weather. No Kevin Brock at tight end.

Update 12:12p.m.: WOW. Cody Brown sack, a tackle for a loss on the drive, and then Cody Brown blocks a punt (UConn can do it too). UConn takes over on the 50.

Update 12:17p.m.:Didn't love the third down play at the Rutgers 2. Lots of motion and then a Brown -1 rush to the left. That's a passing down on third and goal from the 4. Rutgers was waiting for the run. Tony C field goal...3-0 Huskies.

Update 12:31 p.m.: Rutgers goes to the 1 and is topped. Greg Lloyd puts a youtube hit on Kordell Young to stop him for no gain at the UConn 1 on third down. 3-3 game.


First wrap: Rutgers made a couple of big third down throws. Brown has 44 yards on five carries. UConn specials has resulted in two drives that start at around the 50-50. 3-3, game hasn't settled in yet. BTW, this game is taking forever. The breaks are 5 minutes long.

Update 12:42: Tony C missed 42 yard field goal.Ugly kick,but it was low percentage anyway. Too much wind. In no man's land there. I don't think they will be kicking there again into the wind. No wide receivers can get open.

Update 1:13 p.m.: UConn may want to consider a little more aggressive offense in the red zone. Tony C just hit a25-yard FG off the bar. That has to be a give me. At first and goal from the 9, UConn didn't get one pass into the endzone. UConn has 18 rushes and five passes. The 25 yard miss is inexcusable.

Halftime wrap: Absolute snoozefest. 3-3 at the half. UConn is 1-for-3 on field goals and is 5 passes for 33 yards in the first half. Brown is doing a nice job running with 14 carries for 100 yards, but this is as conservative a throwing as I have seen. No risk, pass if you must. It's not a bad gameplan,but if you aren't going to make field goals then you have to be a little more trusting of your QB. Frazer is making good decisions. He has not thrown it a couple of times and taken a loss or a short gain on a scramble. Some quibbles comes with redzone play calling -- take one shot at the endzone... pretty please. Outside of WRs getting swing passes(that are being counted as runs), they don't seem to be able to get open. Frazer is going through his progressions and hasn't made a mistake.

I am not saying the play-calling is bad, it isn't, UConn is moving the ball and hasn't made any mistakes. But, most of it is low risk play-calling. These plays are 5 yard plays that maybe get broken for bigger gains,that's what the philosophy is. Don't hurt yourself, ride Brown, and hope the defense holds.

It's 3-3, should be more than that, could be worse. But, if you are going to play the way UConn does, which is fine, you have to make field goals.

Third quarter

Update1:46 pm: Robbie Frey awful play to start half on kickoffs. UConn begins at the half yard line and runs three plays for 2 yards.34 yard punt by Cullen, Rutgers takes over at the UConn 34. Here we go.

Update1:49 pm: Third and 9, Teel completes a 16-yard pass. Then a Young 6-yard TD run. 10-3 Rutgers. UConn zone is too soft,no pass rush. UConn deserves to be down 10-3 after a disastrous opening of the half. On a kickoff you start at your own half yard line?

Update 1:59p.m.: 27 yard pass play to the fullback!

Update 2 p.m.: After the play, first down run(shocking)-5. Second down boot scramble for+2, and a 3rd and12 pass for 3 yards to Andre Dixon. All low risk.

Update 2:07 p.m.: I don't get Rutgers. UConn can't cover the passing game (playing too soft) and Rutgers tries and run the ball. Rutgers keeping UConn in the game.

Update 2:12 pm: I don't get UConn. First down pass for-1 (another conservative pass that is predicated on the WR making a play), and then two Brown runs from the goal line. How are you supposed to win?

Update2:16p.m: UConn again downed inside the5 yard line. What is Howard doing? Three drives this half started inside the 5 yard line. Oops, game over,Brown safety on a run.What a terrible job of playcalling. 12-3 Rutgers.

Update 2:20 p.m.: UConn 8 passes thrown in three quarters. except for the fullback, passes are 3 catches for 11 yards rest of the team. UConn playcalling,31 rushes,8 passes. You can't win if you are afraid to throw the ball.

Fourth quarter

Update 2:38 pm: At some point UConn has to make a play. Butler dropped an interception. ON third down there was a 22 yard gain (It's amazing that other teams can pass the ball).

Update 2:41 pm: Cody Brown having a nice game.Set the scene.1st and 10 on the UConn 15,11 minutes left. Here is the game,UConn needs a scoring drive here.

Update 2:48p.m.: Breaking news,UConn connects on 47 yard TD pass to Kashif Moore. First 30-yard plus pass play of the year. Rutgers 12-10. Developing...

They actually attempted to pass the ball this drive. Seriously folks, UConn looked to pass the ball and look what happened.

Update3:02 p.m. Pass interference on Bedard negates first down. Could have cost UConn the game. Didn't see the penalty. UConn 4th and 12 on the UConn 25. 42 yard field goal. You have to kick it, but, it's a difficult kick into the wind.

Update 3:05 p.m.: Hit right upright. You got to be kidding me. Ciaravino hits right and left upright today. 1-4 on FGs today. Devastating loss for the Huskies.

Update 3:08: That's it. Awful loss for the Huskies. Special teams and staid play calling did it to UConn today.