Connecticut at Wake Forest

The Huskies had an unexpected but great season heading into the final game with a chance to secure a BCS bid, but were never in the game against West Virginia. The success of this team comes from a quick, opportunistic defense. The Huskies held 10 of their 12 opponents to under 20 points, and in fact the average points allowed in those games was just 13! The Huskies faced four teams in the top 28 in offense, and another in the top 40 and still managed to hold three of those five to under 20. The one thing Connecticut has done well is manage the game. Under Tyler Lorenzen the Huskies offense had only five interceptions the entire season and never more than one in any game. The defensive secondary has been turning the opponent over all season as they have come up with 22 INTs, and seven games with multiple picks. These two teams are very similar, but if UCONN wins the battle of the turnovers, as they have all season, they will have a decided advantage. Another factor favoring the Huskies is the fact that UCONN has sold out the 15,000 tickets they were provided for this game, so it is certainly well represented and a very important game in the growth of this team. Wake Forest does not have many big wins this season unless you consider Florida State and Maryland big wins. Wake will have trouble moving the ball as their offense is ranked No. 99 in the country. Maybe many are hedging after watching UCONN lose to West Virginia by 45 points, but after a big loss like that just before the bowl game teams have covered 85% of the time. We will ride the Huskies in this one.