THE COACHES CONNECTICUT HEAD COACH RANDY EDSALL UConn Randy Edsall has tackled the challenge of bringing a former NCAA Division I-AA team up to par with the BIG EAST in a 10-year span head on, guid- ing the Huskies to the 2007 BIG EAST Championship, three bowl games in the past five years with two bowl wins. He is beginning his 12th season at UConn and has led the Huskies to wins in 55 of the UConn’s last 90 games dating back to the ninth game of the 2002 season. He has a 57-41 (.582) mark through the first 98 games of UConn’s tenure at the FBS level. His overall career mark at UConn stands at 66-65. Saturday’s game against Michigan will be the 132nd of his UConn career --the most of any coach in UConn history. He topped the mark of 121 set by J.O. Christian (1934-49). His 66 career coaching wins at UConn is tied as the most in school history along with Christian. Immediately prior to becoming UConn’s head coach in 1998, Edsall served as defensive coordinator at Georgia Tech in 1998 under George O’Leary. Edsall began his coaching career at his alma mater, Syracuse, from 1980-1990, work- ing under Frank Maloney and Dick MacPherson in a variety of capacities. Edsall moved on to Boston College where he coached defensive backs under Tom Coughlin from 1991-93 before following Coughlin to the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars, staying on the First Coast through the 1997 season. Edsall is a native of Glen Rock, Pa., and graduated from Susquehannock High School. He was inducted into the York Area Sports Hall of Fame. MICHIGAN HEAD COACH RICH RODRIGUEZ M Rich Rodriguez is entering his third season in charge of the Michigan program and is just the school’s 11th head coach since 1901. Prior to coming to Michigan, he was the head coach at West Virginia for seven years -- his alma mater. He had a 60-28 record at WVU and led the school to four BIG EAST titles and six consec- utive bowl games. Before becoming the coach at WVU, he was the offensive coordinator and asso- ciate head coach at Clemson in 1999 and 2000. He was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Tulane the two years before that. He was the head coach at Salem in 1988 and at Glenville State from 1990-96. Rodriguez was a three-year letterwinner at WVU as a defensive back. RADIO & TV COVERAGE TELEVISION COVERAGE Saturday’s game will be televised live by ABC Sports and is one of three games in the time spot joined by Kentucky at Louisville and UCLA at Kansas State. Sean McDonough is on play-by-play while Matt Millen is on color and Heather Cox is on sidelines. Bo Garrett is the producer and Mike Roag is the director. RADIO COVERAGE For the 19th consecutive season, WTIC 1080-AM in Hartford serves as the flag- ship station for the UConn Radio Network. WTIC is the state’s only 50,000 watt signal and can be heard in 23 states and parts of Canada. Veteran UConn announcers Joe D’Ambrosio (play-by-play) and Wayne Norman (color commentary) return to call the action with Kevin Nathan on the side- lines and E.B. Davis on production. The UConn pregame show begins 90 minutes prior to kickoff, while home games, the UConn Tailgate Show will air two and a half hours prior to the game with Arnold Dean. GAME STORYLINES w UConn begins its 112th season of inter- collegiate football and its ninth in the FBS and seventh in the BIG EAST. w UConn rides a four-game winning streak into the season dating back to 2009 with wins over Notre Dame, Syracuse, USF and South Carolina. w It is anticipated that the UConn vs. Michigan game will draw the largest crowd in the history of college football, which cur- rently stands at 112,118. w UConn is 2-0 vs. the Big Ten with wins over Indiana in 2003 and ‘06. UConn Schedule/Results Date Opponent (TV) Score/Time 9/4 at Michigan (ABC) 3:30 PM 9/11 TEXAS SOUTHERN (SNY) 12:00 PM 9/18 at Temple (SNY) 12:00 PM 9/25 BUFFALO TBA 10/2 VANDERBILT TBA 10/8 at Rutgers* 7:30 PM 10/23 at Louisville* TBA 10/29 WEST VIRGINIA* (ESPN2) 8:00 PM 11/11 PITTSBURGH* (ESPN) 7:30 PM 11/20 at Syracuse* TBA 11/27 CINCINNATI* TBA 12/4 at USF* (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2) TBA * Denotes BIG EAST Conference game Michigan Schedule/Results Date Opponent Score/Time 9/4 UCONN (ABC) 3:30 PM 9/11 at Notre Dame (NBC) 3:30 PM 9/18 UMASS (BT Net.) 12:00 PM 9/25 BOWLING GREEN TBA 10/2 at Indiana* TBA 10/9 MICHIGAN STATE* TBA 10/16 IOWA* (ABC) 3:30 PM 10/30 at Penn State* (ABC/ESPN) 8:00 PM 11/6 ILLINOIS* TBA 11/13 at Purdue* TBA 11/20 WISCONSIN* TBA 11/27 at Ohio State* TBA * Denotes BIG TEN Conference game UCONN (0-0, 0-0 BE) at MICHIGAN (0-0, 0-0 BT) GAME 1 w Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010 w 3:30 P.M. MICHIGAN STADIUM (109,901) ABC w WTIC-UCONN RADIO NETWORK
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THE COACHES
CONNECTICUT�HEAD�COACH�RANDY�EDSALL
UConn Randy� Edsall� has tackled the challenge of bringing a former NCAA
Division I-AA team up to par with the BIG EAST in a 10-year span head on, guid-
ing the Huskies to the 2007 BIG EAST Championship, three bowl games in the
past five years with two bowl wins.
He is beginning his 12th season at UConn and has�led�the�Huskies�to�winsin�55�of�the�UConn’s�last�90�games�dating back to the ninth game of the 2002
season. He�has�a�57-41�(.582)�mark�through�the�first�98�games�of�UConn’stenure�at�the�FBS�level.�His overall career mark at UConn stands at 66-65.
Saturday’s�game�against�Michigan�will�be�the�132nd�of�his�UConn�career--the�most�of�any�coach�in�UConn�history.�He�topped�the�mark�of�121�set�byJ.O.�Christian�(1934-49).�His 66 career coaching wins at UConn is tied as
the most in school history along with Christian.
Immediately prior to becoming UConn’s head coach in 1998, Edsall served as
defensive coordinator at Georgia Tech in 1998 under George O’Leary. Edsall
began his coaching career at his alma mater, Syracuse, from 1980-1990, work-
ing under Frank Maloney and Dick MacPherson in a variety of capacities. Edsall
moved on to Boston College where he coached defensive backs under Tom
Coughlin from 1991-93 before following Coughlin to the NFL’s Jacksonville
Jaguars, staying on the First Coast through the 1997 season.
Edsall is a native of Glen Rock, Pa., and graduated from Susquehannock High
School. He was inducted into the York Area Sports Hall of Fame.
MICHIGAN�HEAD�COACH�RICH�RODRIGUEZM
Rich�Rodriguez� is entering his third season in charge of the Michigan program
and is just the school’s 11th head coach since 1901. Prior to coming to Michigan,
he was the head coach at West Virginia for seven years -- his alma mater. He had
a 60-28 record at WVU and led the school to four BIG EAST titles and six consec-
utive bowl games.
Before becoming the coach at WVU, he was the offensive coordinator and asso-
ciate head coach at Clemson in 1999 and 2000. He was the offensive coordinator
and quarterbacks coach at Tulane the two years before that.
He was the head coach at Salem in 1988 and at Glenville State from 1990-96.
Rodriguez was a three-year letterwinner at WVU as a defensive back.
RADIO & TV COVERAGE
TELEVISION�COVERAGE
Saturday’s game will be televised live by ABC Sports and is one of three games
in the time spot joined by Kentucky at Louisville and UCLA at Kansas State. SeanMcDonough is on play-by-play while Matt�Millen is on color and Heather�Coxis on sidelines. Bo�Garrett is the producer and Mike�Roag is the director.
RADIO�COVERAGE
For the 19th consecutive season, WTIC�1080-AM in Hartford serves as the flag-
ship station for the UConn Radio Network. WTIC is the state’s only 50,000 watt
signal and can be heard in 23 states and parts of Canada.
Veteran UConn announcers Joe� D’Ambrosio (play-by-play) and WayneNorman (color commentary) return to call the action with Kevin�Nathan on the side-
lines and E.B.�Davis on production.
The UConn pregame show begins 90 minutes prior to kickoff, while home games,
the UConn Tailgate Show will air two and a half hours prior to the game with ArnoldDean.
GAME STORYLINES
w UConn�begins�its�112th�season�of�inter-collegiate�football�and�its�ninth�in�the�FBSand�seventh�in�the�BIG�EAST.
w UConn�rides�a�four-game�winning�streakinto� the� season� dating� back� to� 2009� withwins�over�Notre�Dame,�Syracuse,�USF�andSouth�Carolina.
w It� is� anticipated� that� the� UConn� vs.Michigan�game�will�draw�the�largest�crowdin�the�history�of�college�football,�which�cur-rently�stands�at�112,118.
w UConn� is� 2-0� vs.� the�Big�Ten�with�winsover�Indiana�in�2003�and�‘06.
UConn Schedule/Results
Date ����Opponent�(TV) Score/Time9/4 at Michigan (ABC) 3:30 PM
9/11������TEXAS�SOUTHERN�(SNY) 12:00�PM9/18 at Temple (SNY) 12:00 PM
9/25 ����BUFFALO TBA10/2 ����VANDERBILT TBA10/8 at Rutgers* 7:30 PM
10/23 at Louisville* TBA
10/29 ��WEST�VIRGINIA*�(ESPN2) 8:00�PM11/11����PITTSBURGH*�(ESPN) 7:30�PM11/20 at Syracuse* TBA
11/27����CINCINNATI* TBA12/4 at USF* (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2) TBA
* Denotes BIG EAST Conference game
Michigan Schedule/Results
Date ����Opponent Score/Time9/4 ������UCONN�(ABC) 3:30�PM9/11 at Notre Dame (NBC) 3:30 PM
9/18 ����UMASS�(BT�Net.) 12:00�PM9/25 ����BOWLING�GREEN TBA10/2 at Indiana* TBA
10/9 ����MICHIGAN�STATE* TBA10/16 ��IOWA*�(ABC) 3:30�PM10/30 at Penn State* (ABC/ESPN) 8:00 PM
11/6������ILLINOIS* TBA11/13 at Purdue* TBA
11/20����WISCONSIN* TBA11/27 at Ohio State* TBA
* Denotes BIG TEN Conference game
UCONN (0-0, 0-0 BE) at MICHIGAN (0-0, 0-0 BT)
GAME 1 w Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010 w 3:30 P.M.
MICHIGAN STADIUM (109,901)
ABC w WTIC-UCONN RADIO NETWORK
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CONNECTICUT VS. MICHIGAN
2009 STATISTICAL COMPARISON
HUSKIES
502 ......................Minor
480 ......................Brown
351 ............ROBINSON
2050 ..............FORCIER
188 ............ROBINSON
32 ..........ROUNDTREE
29 ..................Matthews
22 ....................ODOMS
75 ..............Olesnavage
48 ........................Minor
30 ..............ROBINSON
30 ..................C. Brown
80 ..................S. Brown
75 ..................KOVACS
69 ........................EZEH
66 ........................2 Tied
4 ........................Warren
2 ....................MOUTON
WOLVERINES
MICH384.5
186.2
198.3
124.14
29.5
235
40%
28-15/13
393.3
171.9
221.4
131.75
27.5
233
37%
16-11/5
-12
26:25
58-517
UCONN�IN�OPENERSUConn�is�7-1�in�season�openers�since�making�the�jump�to�then-Division�I-A�in2002.�UConn has won each of its five season openers at Rentschler Field (2003-
Indiana, 2004-Murray State, 2005-Buffalo, 2006-Rhode Island and 2008-Hofstra) and
also downed Duke, 45-14, in Durham, to open the 2007 season and Ohio University,
23-16 in Athens, to open 2009. UConn’s only FBS era opening day loss was a 24-16
defeat at Boston College on Aug. 31, 2002 in UConn’s first game as an official mem-
ber of the FBS. Overall, UConn is 50-58-2 in season openers dating back to 1896.
UCONN�AND�MICHIGAN�CONNECTIONSThe UConn roster does not have any Michigan natives on it nor does the Michigan
roster have any native Nutmeggers on it, although Wolverine tailback Michael Cox, a
native of Dorchester, Mass., prepped at Avon (Conn.) Old Farms....UConn Director of
Football Alumni and Community Affairs Andy�Baylock earned a master’s degree
from Michigan in 1962 and was a GA for the baseball team. Baylock is the former
head baseball coach at UConn.
RENTSCHLER�GAMEDAY
At UConn home games, FanFest takes place starting four hours before kickoff up until
30 minutes before the game. This year, it moves to between Gates A and B outside
the stadium gates...The offerings change each game, but activities typically include
inflatable games for children, live bands, promotional vehicles and UConn student-
athletes from various team signing autographs....The “Husky Walk” is a chance for
fans to welcome the UConn teams as they get off the team buses and head to the
stadium. That takes place at approximately two hours and 15 minutes before kickoff
between Gates A and B...UConn’s� home� opener� next� week� agaisnt� TexasSouthern�will�be�Military�Appreciation�Day...Kickoff�is�at�12�p.m.
SQUAD NOTES
EDSALL�HAS�LONGEVITY�AT�UCONN
UConn head coach Randy�Edsall is in his 12th season in charge of the Huskies
and he is tied for the seventh-longest tenured FBS coach at his current job. In
addition to Edsall, Iowa’s Kirk�Ferentz (a UConn graduate) and Oklahoma’s BobStoops�were all hired for their current jobs heading into the 1999 season. JoePaterno is in his 45th season at Penn State to lead the way.
Edsall has now won 66 games at UConn, which ties him for the school
record set by J.O. Christian (1934-49). Edsall holds the UConn school record
for most games coached with 131 and broke the record of 121 held by
Christian.
Edsall is the fourth coach to lead the Huskies into 100 career games, joining
Christian (121), Tom Jackson (119 from 1983-93) and Robert Ingalls (106 from
1952-63).
CLOSE�CALLSUConn’s five losses last season were by a combined 15 points and the Huskies
have held fourth quarter leads in four of the five games.
* Sept. 12 vs. North Carolina: UConn led 10-0 after three quarters, but gave up 12
fourth quarter points for the loss. The Tar Heels scored the winning points on a
safety when UConn was called for holding in the endzone.
* Oct. 10 vs. Pittsburgh: UConn led 21-3 late in the third quarter. Pittsburgh scored
a TD with 12 seconds left in the third quarter and added a TD and field goal as time
expired for the win.
* Oct. 24 vs. West Virginia: UConn led 17-14 at halftime and took a 24-21 lead with
3:50 to go in the fourth on an 88-yard TD play. West Virginia came right back and
scored on a 56-yard running play with 2:10 to go for the win.
* Oct. 31 vs. Rutgers: UConn led 24-21 after taking their first lead of the game with
38 seconds to go. Rutgers scored on an 81-yard pass play for the 28-24 win.
* Nov. 7 vs. Cincinnati: This time a UConn comeback fell short. UConn trailed 30-
10 at the half and 37-17 with 7:03 to go in the third. UConn then outscored Cincy
19-3, but failed on a two-point conversion with 5:03 to go that would have tied the
game at 40-40. The teams traded TDs for the 47-45 final.
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Cincinnati (0-0)This Week: at Fresno State
Next Week: vs. Indiana State
Syracuse (0-0)This Week: Idle
Next Week: at Washington
Pittsburgh (0-0)This Week: at Utah
Next Week: vs. New Hampshire
West Virginia (0-0)This Week: vs. Coastal Carolina
Next Week: at Marshall
Louisville (0-0)This Week: vs. Kentucky
Next Week: vs. East. Kentucky
Rutgers (0-0)This Week: vs. Norfolk State
Next Week: at FIU
Vanderbilt (0-0)This Week: vs. Northwestern
Next Week: vs. LSU
Buffalo (0-0)This Week: vs. Rhode Island
Next Week: at Baylor
Temple (0-0)This Week: vs. Villanova
Next Week: vs. Cen. Michigan
Texas Southern (0-0)This Week: Idle
Next Week: at Connecticut
Michigan (0-0)This Week: vs. Connecticut
Next Week: at Notre Dame
TRACKING THE OPPONENTS 1,000�AND�COUNTING
UConn’s game against Rhode Island on Sept. 26, 2009 was the 1,000 game in
program history dating back to the first team in 1896. UConn now has an over-
all program record of 473-498-38 in 1,009 games.
HOT�ON�THE�ROAD�IN�SEPTEMBER
With� UConn’s� wins� at� Ohio� and� Baylor� during� September� of� 2009,� theHuskies� have� now� won� seven-straight� road� games� during� September.UConn topped Temple and Louisville in 2008, Duke and Pittsburgh in 2007 and
Indiana in 2006. UConn’s last September road loss was a 28-13 loss at 16th-
ranked Georgia Tech on Sept. 17, 2005.
HUSKIES�ON�WATCH�LISTS,�PRESEASON�HONORS
A number of members of the 2010 Huskies have been named to preseason
“Watch Lists” for 2010. They are:
Sophomore Tight End Ryan Griffin (Londonberry, N.H.)
UConn’s last appearance in the top 25 with a spot in both national polls came
on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008 following its win at Louisville. UConn�was�ranked23rd�in�the�USA Today coaches’�poll�and�24th�in�the�Associated�Press�poll.The Huskies fell out of both polls following a loss to North Carolina.
During the 2008 season, UConn was ranked in the AP top 25 one week and
received votes in ten of the other 16 polls. In the USA Today poll, UConn was
ARV in every week but two.
UConn earned its first national rankings in 2007 as it appeared in four AP
polls: 16 on Oct. 28, 16 on Nov. 14, 25 on Nov. 11 and 20 on Nov. 18. It also
appeared in three USA Today polls: 20 on Oct. 28, 16 on Nov. 4 and 21 on Nov.
18.
BIG�EAST�PRESEASON�POLLConnecticut was picked fourth in the BIG EAST preseason media poll. It was
the highest selection for the Huskies since joining the league in 2004 and
UConn also received its first-ever first place vote.
Pittsburgh was first followed by Cincinnati, West Virginia, UConn, Rutgers,
USF, Syracuse and Louisville.
South Florida (0-0)This Week: vs. Stony Brook
Next Week: at Florida
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IMAGESFor high resolution logos and head shots, visit theBIG EAST Conference and UConn section ofCollegePressBox.com. For action shots, please con-tact Mike Enright..WEEKLY�RANDY�EDSALL�TELECONFERENCESSunday:�Teleconference at 2:00 p.m. ET. Go to:http://sportssystems.spiderphone.com/02819699Monday: Via BIG EAST Teleconference at 11:40a.m. ET. The number to call is (913) 981-5533.Thursday:�Brief update teleconference at 1:00 forstate media only. The weblink is the same as above.Edsall also has very limited phone interview win-dows. Contact Mike Enright for more information.
PLAYER�INTERVIEWSSelected players are available from 12:30 p.m. until1:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday..
ASSISTANT�COACH�INTERVIEWSUConn’s assistant coaches generally are not avail-able for interviews.
MEDIA�LUNCHEONSUConn will host its weekly media luncheon onTuesday during game weeks. The schedule is as fol-lows:11:30 a.m.: Coach Edsall speaks12:00 p.m.: Designated player speaks12:20 p.m.: Lunch begins12:30 p.m.: Opposing coach on phone if available1:00 p.m.: Remaining UConn players available.PLAYERS MUST BE REQUESTED 24 HOURS INADVANCE
PRACTICE�COVERAGEThe first 30 minutes (approximate) of practice onTuesday and Wednesday are open to photographersand videographers shooting B-Roll. All Friday walk-throughs are closed to the media.
POST�GAME�INTERVIEWSUConn’s locker room is closed following games.
UCONN�VS.�RANKED�TEAMS
The November 7, 2009 game vs. Cincinnati marked the 16th time in school
history that the Huskies faced a team ranked in the Associated Press poll
at the time of the game. UConn’s only win in those 16 games came on Oct.
27, 2007 with a 22-15 win over No. 11 South Florida. UConn first played a
ranked team in the 2001 season opener at No. 9 Virginia Tech. UConn has
played the country’s top ranked team once when it travelled to Miami on Oct. 5,
2002.
FASTEST�FROM�DIVISION�I-AA�TO�THE�POLLSSCHOOL I-A�DEBUT FIRST�RANKINGMarshall 1997 Two years, four weeks (9/12/99)
CONNECTICUT 2002 Five�years,�10�weeks�(10/28/07)South Florida 2001 Six years, three weeks (9/9/07)
Boise State 1996 Six years, 13 weeks (11/10/02)
UCONN�FOOTBALL�A�LEADER�IN�ACADEMICS
The UConn football program continues to be a leader in the BIG EAST
Conference in terms of academic performance by its student-athletes.