Football Set for Wyoming on Saturday

STORRS, Conn. - The UConn football team will welcome Wyoming to East Hartford on Saturday afternoon. Kick off is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, and the contest will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network. Fans can also listen on the UConn Sports Network, flagship station 97.9 ESPN or by downloading the Varsity Network application on iTunes or Google Pay.

Saturday's game will mark the first meeting between the Huskies and the Cowboys on the football field. Wyoming is the second Mountain West team that UConn has played this year (Fresno State).

Sophomore linebacker Jackson Mitchell leads the country with 46 total tackles and is sixth nationally at 11.5 tackles per game. Mitchell has posted 43 tackles over the last three games (14.3 tpg.), after registering three in the season opener against Fresno State.

Freshman Tyler Phommachanh produced a pair of touchdown runs on Saturday against Army in his first career start. The Stratford, Conn. native rushed for 60 yards while completing 11 passes for 109 yards.

Brian Brewton recorded a 96-yard kickoff return touchdown in the third quarter against Army. It was the Huskies first kickoff return for a touchdown since Robbie Frey had a 95-yard touchdown return against Oklahoma in the 2011 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. It was the first UConn specials team's touchdown since Deshonn Foxx had a 72-yard punt return touchdown against Stony Brook in 2014.

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Players Mentioned

Brian Brewton

Jackson Mitchell

Tyler Phommachanh

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