Live blog International Bowl

2Pregame: Not much going on. The atmosphere is good. We are in an open air press box which is tremendous. It give you a nice feel and the bands are tremendous. Buffalo fans are ready to roll. Darius Butler looks fantastic back in uniform.

Buffalo 1958 comes out for the coin toss. If you haven't noticed, this bowl has been all about Buffalo. UConn needs to avoid becoming a Disney movie.

Buffalo wins toss, will receive.

First quarter

Update 12:24 pm: Special teams.... Running back Joss Tillard (actually was Jean-Louis)has the ball hit off him on a punt. The muff is the first big play of the game and Buffalo takes over at the UConn 23.

Huskies need to make a play. Howard dropped an INT on the first play that would have went for a TD. McClain dropped an INT right after the fumble. Huskies need to make plays.

Update 12:29 p.m.: 37 yard field goal is good. Buffalo leads 3-0. There is an awful lot of trash-talking going on.

Update 12:34 p.m.: Explosion! 45 yard TD by Brown after a great return by Jordan Todman. Huskies don't have many playmakers, but Brown and Todman are two keepers.

The superior athleticism of the Huskies is readily apparent. If UConn plays clean, I don't see Buffalo hanging in there.

First Quarter wrap

Huskies chewing up yards in the ground. Big quarter in the rushing game. Huskies are winning it at the O-Line. As long as they don't turn it over Buffalo is going to be in for a long day. Brown has 96 yards rushing in the first quarter. Huskies haven't attempted an official pass. Why would they?

Second quarter

Update 12:52 p.m.: The Great David Teggart hits another field goal. 10-3 Huskies.

Update 12:59 p.m.: I really can't believe what I just saw. Jasper Howard tries to go and get a punt that sailed way over his head. He fumbles the ball because it is nearly an impossible catch, he can't recover and and it ends up being a muffed punt for a TD. 10-10. Buffalo can't move the ball on the Huskies, and it's 10-10. Like I said, if UConn plays it clean Buffalo won't win this game. Now, it's a scramble.

Update 1:07 p.m.: What's going on? Lorenzen sacked and fumbles it. Buffalo takes over at the 29. I repeat, Buffalo can't win it clean. This might be too big a hole now. 3 turnovers for UConn.

Update 1:10 p.m: 21 yard FG by Buffalo. 13-10 Bulls. The UConn defense has been absolutely outstanding.

Update 1:14 p.m.: This is the Twilight zone. Robbie Frey muffs a kick, takes it out of the endzone, and then fumbles again recover by Buffalo at the 4 yard line. Glues have come off. I don't know what's going on. I have never seen anything likes this.

Update 1:17 p.m.: James Starks 4 yard TD. 20-10 Buffalo. I have never seen anything like this. Physically, Buffalo can't hold on with UConn. But, the Huskies have self-destructed to the point of embarrassing. It's a serious character test now.

Update 1:21 p.m.: Got word from an official, if Frey and Howard had kneeled on the ball after muffing it would be a touchback. Wow, never seen 14 points given away so easily.

Update 1:24 p.m.: Brown fumbles the ball. Buffalo gets it at the 40. You have got to be kidding me.

Update 1:30 p.m.: This is the weirdest game I have ever seen. Brown goes 75 yards, and then Lorenzen runs for 12 yards for a TD . 20-17 Buffalo.

Now, Buffalo has 73 total yards and 20 points. UConn has fumbled six times with five of them lost, and has yet to complete a pass. I have never seen anything like it. 4:01 to go in the half.

Halftime

Brown has 200 yards in the first half. 2,000? How about 2,100. Edsall made right move at the half not pushing the envelope. You lost 5 fumbles. You are still in the game down 20-17.

Some stats. Buffalo 94 yards of offense. Donald Brown 207. Lorenzen has thrown only one pass, incomplete. It's just a weird game. I would put it on the ground with Brown, Todman and even Lorenzen.

Third quarter

Update 2:09 p.m.: No need to throw the ball. BTW, Darius Butler is in at WR. Serioous folks. UConn is rushing at over 8 yards a clip. No need for the forward pass. Odd game, chain gang official hurt his knee.

Update 2:30 p.m.: I will tell you what. First completion to Lorenzen and a TD for 4 yards. Lorenzen is going to pass for about 20 yards today, and I think UConn's offense has been brilliant. It's just a physical mauling. You can't turn down 7-8 yards a clip on the ground.

24-20 UConn.

Update 2:42: Teggart kick is blocked. Looked like it came out low. Might be going to the Brown well once too often.

Fourth quarter

Update 2:52 p.m.: Momentum has changed. Buffalo has stopped UConn and its feeling better about itself. Huskies defense needs to shut the door.

Update 3:08 p.m.: 31-20 UConn on a Lorenzen 20 yard TD run. Nice day for Lorenzen with 2 TD runs, and a TD throw. He even got to pass the ball a little.