UConn Unveils Its New Offense Tonight Against Ohio U

Tonight is the night Huskies fans have been waiting for since January.  With the departure of All-American Donald Brown to the NFL, and other notables such as Cody Brown and Will Beautty, this team is sure to have some new flashes.

The mostly highly talked about newcomer is wideout Dwayne Difton.  A four star recruit out of Florida, there is a lot of hype surrounding this freshman.  It should be interesting to see how the Huskies use him in the new offensive scheme.

Starting quarterback Zach Frazer has had an entire offseason to improve his skills and passing ability.  New offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead has installed an offense that is expected to bring new offensive sets of four wide receivers, and two tight ends.

Moorhead was at Akron before so he knows what kind of football to expect from a tough Ohio University team that lost to Ohio State by only two points in Columbus last season.  Moorhead has come to UConn and has plans to revive a passing game that has been non-existent in the past.

Last year the Huskies had Donald Brown to carry the workload.  This year there will be some familiar faces running the ball for UConn.  Sophomore Jordan Todman is expected to start.  Last season he showed flashes of speed and power when he came in to spell Brown.

The other back that everyone is excited to see is Andre Dixon.  A former All Big-East running back in 2007, last season was one Dixon hopes he will forget by running the ball well for the Huskies.  He has capabilities to catch the ball out of the backfield and is hard to tackle in the open field.

As long as the Huskies continue to play tenacious defense like they have in the past they should win this game.  It's not going to be easy, but if UConn has plans to be a contender in the Big East this season they need to take care of MAC opponents. 

The defensive leaders such as Vaughn and Lutrus are ready to stop this two quarterback air attack offense of Ohio University.  If the Huskies come out and put points on board early the Bobcats better beware.  UConn's defense is one that has been among the league leaders in various categories over the years.

How this UConn offense performs on the road should give Huskie fans an good idea of what to expect this season.  Especially with a big game at next Saturday against ranked North Carolina, the Huskies want to go out and make a statement tonight.