Paw Prints – UCONN Football

Dan Davis and the other five captains at UCONN have decided to institute a new tradition at home UCONN football games called “Husky Walk”. A lot of the big time programs do this as well. Here is the scene at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville for the University of Tennessee home games.

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Here is a copy of the press release.

The University of Connecticut football team will debut a new pregame ritual by participating in a “Husky Walk” prior to its home game on Saturday night, allowing fans to cheer on the Huskies as they first arrive at Rentschler Field.

The walk will be held about two hours prior to kickoff. Thus, the inaugural event on Saturday will occur at about 5:00 p.m. with the team’s game against Maine slated for a 7:00 p.m. kickoff.

UConn’s team buses will unload for the Husky Walk near Gate D. The team will walk along the road on the east side of the stadium (near the FanFest and blue parking lot) from Gate D to Gate C before entering the stadium at Gate C. Fans are encouraged to arrive in advance of the 5:00 p.m. start time to line up along the path and cheer on both the team and a procession that will also include the UConn cheerleaders and marching band. Paw prints are being painted along the walk route which will begin with the team coming through a large “Husky Walk” banner.

To see a map of where this will start click here.

Hopefully this can be as good as the one in Knoxville and other places around the land.

Lawrence Green will miss Saturday’s game with a knee injury he suffered in the Duke game. Mike Hicks will take his place on the offensive line for the Huskies.

I know this isn’t football related but here’s a great editorial in this morning’s Hartford Courant about Elena Delle Donne.