Quick update

Been a long day and have had other things to run.

As far as the juniors not returning, Mathieu Olivier was the only surprise. Guys like WR Kevin Poles and MLBGreg Robinson are graduating and haven't really seen any field time this year. They can go transfer to a lower level if they want and play one year as a grad student. Poles never moved up and played, and Robinson has a chronic ankle issue if I understand correctly.

Poles has played some on special teams in his career. He looked good his initial couple of weeks of camp, and then we never heard from him again. Robinson made the tackle on Matt Grothe that sealed the Huskies' only win over a ranked team in their history two years ago. That's the only time he really was on the radar here, but it was a great play.

Olivier, a guard, is a different case. He began the season as a starter and lost his job to Erik Kuraczea. He is going to graduate and go to grad school and play at a lower level because he wants more playing time. WR Alex Molina? He was a walk-on who got a scholarship this season. He was a special teams guy at times, but it's time for him to move on.  UConn coach Randy Edsall also said that Olivier has some personal issues he wants to address and would like to be closer to home in Woburn, Mass.

This was decided several weeks ago by Olivier, who wasn't starting at the time. Edsall hasn't heard since he has been placed in the starting lineups.

On some other tidbits: Andre Dixon talked with the media and was his usual self. Andre is the most passionate player on the Huskies. He speaks honestly. He talked about getting here, about his troubles including his DUI, and how he knew he couldn't mess up this last chance.

Dixon said he wasn't going to return to UConn if Don Brown came back. Not surprising, and we heard as much. Dixon wasn't interested in transferring and let's just say that this season has worked out beautifully.

Dixon is going to get a shot at the NFL (late draft pick in my opinion) and the thing we forget is how big he is. Dixon is 6-1, 210 pounds and is a tough physical runner, terrific pass blocker and good receiver out of backfield. He also has proved he can be productive in a two-man back rotation, and that's very important in the NFL because more teams are using multiple backs. NFL people like guys like Dixon who plug away at a position and show they can play roles.

Lot's of talk about the weather, USF and more.

Be back later.