The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT)
COLLEGE FOOTBALL CAPSULES
WESLEYAN at TRINITY
When: Saturday, noon
Where: Jessee/Miller Field, Hartford
Records: Wesleyan, 7-1; Trinity, 5-3 On air: nsnsports.net
Last week: Wesleyan, 27-21 win over Williams; Trinity, 21-7 win over Amherst
History: Trinity, 63-54-1
Last meeting: Trinity, 9-0 on Nov. 10, 2018 Notable: Wesleyan still has a chance at the NESCAC title, but even with a win, the Cardinals would need undefeated Middlebury to lose to 4-4 Tufts to earn a share of the title . ... Trinity has beaten Wesleyan four straight times and haven’t allowed a touchdown to the Cardinals in the last two meetings . ... Last year’s meeting was not for the faint of heart as the teams combined for 401 yards of total offense and the quarterbacks were sacked 13 times . ... Trinity and Wesleyan rank first and second in the NESCAC in passing defense. Trinity leads the NESCAC in scoring offense (32.1 points) and total defense (261.9 yards per game) while Wesleyan is second with 14 interceptions and third in 19 sacks . ... Trinity’s offense is led by sophomore quarterback Seamus Lambert (1,904 passing yards, 17 TDs) and Tijani Harris (559 rushing yards) while four of the top nine tacklers are also sophmores. Not to be outdone, Wesleyan’s top passer (Ashton Scott), receiver (Matthew Simco) and all-purpose yardage leader (David Estevez) are sophomores.
UCONN at No. 17 CINCINNATI
When: Saturday, 3:30 p.m.
Where: Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati
Records: UConn, 2-7; Cincinnati, 7-1
TV: CBS Sports Network
Radio: 97.9 ESPN, WINE-940, WAVZ-1300; WATR-1320, WGCH-1490, WILI-1400 (simulcast on 95.3 FM). Last week: UConn, 56-10 loss to Navy; Cincinnati, 46-43 win over East Carolina
History: Cincinnati, 12-3
Last meeting: Cincinnati, 49-7 on Sept. 29, 2018
Notable:
Coming off a blowout loss to Navy, UConn faces another strong team. The Huskies have never won in eight games at Nippert Stadium and have lost the past two meetings against Cincinnati. … The Huskies are 3-31 all-time against ranked teams, with the only victories coming against Houston in 2015, Louisville in 2017, and USF in 2007. … UConn’s losing streak against American Athletic Conference opponents stands at 16 games. … Running back Kevin Mensah has posted two 100-yard games in a row for UConn. Mensah, who scored five touchdowns against UMass two weeks ago, had 107 yards against Navy. … Freshman receiver Cam Ross has 46 receptions on the season, including 24 over the past three games. … Freshman linebacker Jackson Mitchell of Ridgefield has 29 tackles in the past three games. … It’s Homecoming Day for Cincinnati, which has won six in a row and 11 in a row at Nippert Stadium. … The Bearcats avoided an upset loss after coming back from a 12-point fourth quarter deficit to beat ECU on a field goal as time expired last week. … The Bearcats gained 301 yard on the ground vs ECU, led by Michael Warren (143) and Desmond Ridder (121). … Cincinnati is second in the country with 20 turnovers gains (12 interceptions, eight fumble recoveries).