In a game with as big of a talent difference as UConn’s 59-0 defeat at No. 4 Michigan on Saturday, it can be hard for either coaching staff to draw meaningful conclusions.
UConn’s starting lineup, made even more patchwork through considerable injuries, had the odds stacked against them against a Michigan roster that included nearly three times as many blue-chip recruits as the Huskies have three-stars.
Even at such a talent disadvantage, however, there are positives and negatives that UConn can glean from the middle of this murderous stretch of schedule:
Under the surface
You wouldn’t know it looking at the scoreboard, but UConn showed a modicum of improvement in multiple — count em!