The most successful UConn football seasons have all included an early-season matchup against an FCS opponent that served as a jump starter for the team and the fanbase. Saturday’s season-opener, a ...

Roger Cleaveland is a sports reporter for CT Insider, covering both the UConn men's and women's basketball teams as well as local feature stories from the Greater Waterbury area.

After trailing 34-14, UConn scored 27 points in a row and even led in OT, but it wasn’t enough. Regardless, it’s one of the best games Rentschler Field has seen.

STORRS — UConn football coach Jason Candle framed Saturday’s game against Syracuse as a “critical task and a really tough test,” because the Huskies have reached that point of their season when they ...