Thursday update

Theme of the week. No drama on the Thursday conference call and there were no injuries. This is hold your breath time. The story angles are in a holding pattern. It's all about how this offense is going to perform. Case closed, no other story angle in the opener is even close.

We are all in limbo. Saturday night at 7 p.m. we'll figure it all out.

As for in today's JI. We have a story on hard hittin' Jerome Junior.

Here is a snippet:

Junior looks like a linebacker at 6-foot-1, 214 pounds, but the speed and athleticism that he showcased as a raw camp invitee has turned him into a player with enticing potential.

Junior will replace Dahna Deleston, who is in NFL camp with the Chicago Bears. He is an athletic hard-hitting safety who also has also shown an ability cover the deep ball.

“Jerome is good at exactly what you want at strong safety,” UConn coach Randy Edsall said. “He is big enough, strong enough, fast enough, physical enough to play the run. And he’s athletic enough and fast enough to do the things that you want to do in passing game, play the deep pass and put him in the corner or in the post. He is a guy who has speed and isn’t afraid to hit you.”

 As for a bit of news. Desmond Connor of the Courant is reporting that there is no TV for the Baylor game and no URI TV. The URI TV slight is not surprising, but Baylor's TV rights are controlled by the Big 12. It would take a local affiliate to buy the rights to the Baylor game to show it here. That is assuming the game will be on local TV in Waco. I am not even sure about that.

Think about this, 3 of the first 4 games aren't on TV, and the one game that is on ESPNU which a lot of the state doesn't get. Some people won't be able to watch the Huskies play until October.  That's not how you want to build a base. Perhaps this will drive ticket sales. That's the Huskies only hope. Remember, there is a consequence to playing on Saturday's and this is it -- no TV.