UConn was facing a substantial uphill climb this season, to put it mildly, but the Huskies were at least returning their leading rusher and receiver from a year ago. Alas, the team has already lost those players, among others, to injury.
Running back Nathan Carter, who ranks sixth nationally with 405 rushing yards, suffered a shoulder injury against Michigan and won’t be able to play against NC State. Backup Brian Brewton went down the week prior at Syracuse.
UConn lost leading returning receiver Keelan Marion (474 yards, 5 TDs in 2021) to a broken collarbone in the season-opener; new starting quarterback Ta’Quan Roberson tore an ACL early in that game.