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Drought over! After an 11-game losing streak, UConn finally back in the win column
By Nick Schultz
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Stop the presses. UConn won a football game.
The Huskies beat Yale 21-15 Saturday for their first win since 2019 — 11 games since their last victory. Remember, they opted out of 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns. But still, it’s a big deal to get your first win in two years, right?
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— UConn Football (@UConnFootball) October 16, 2021
It’s been a wild ride for UConn this season. Randy Edsall started the year as head coach and announced his intentions to retire at the season’s end. Two days after the Huskies lost to Holy Cross in Week 1, Edsall announced he was resigning immediately and defensive coordinator Lou Spanos would finish out the year as head coach.
UConn is now 1-6 this season and can try and ride its new-found momentum into next week’s game against Middle Tennessee. That game will kick off Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. ET.
Nick Schultz is a columnist and breaking news writer for Saturday Tradition. A 2020 graduate of Loyola Chicago, he covered the Ramblers' 2018 Final Four run from beginning to end and has worked at NBC Sports Chicago. Follow Nick on Twitter @NickSchultz_7.