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03/20/20 - David Pindell, Sr/2019, Connecticut + More +

David Pindell is joyfully proactive in the way he continues to chase a football dream. Pindell figures if he keeps working out, keeps throwing the football, keeps recording these actions on the fields of Columbia, Md., and keeps sharing videos with the world on social media, he's eventually going to catch the right eye and opportunity. "Keep posting stuff, keep posting stuff, keep posting stuff," Pindell said. These are the repetitions of his everyday life, as much as five-step drops, out routes and crossing patterns. Keep throwing, keep filming, keep believing, keep in touch with a growing football community cultivated through these actions and keep doing what you love until you just can't any longer.

Pindell, who played two years at UConn and started every game as a senior in 2018, is still at it. If you're among his 78,000 followers on Instagram or 16,000 followers on Twitter, you know this, and he has again ramped up efforts. Pindell remains optimistic about a playing career past the point where many players are met by the frustrating reality that the game just won't have them. He remains committed to creating and exhausting every single avenue before either reaching his goal or moving on without a sliver of regret. - Hartford Courant

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WR David Pindell, Connecticut
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02/22/20 - Matt Peart, rSr/2020, Connecticut + More +

2020 NFL COMBINE INVITE: Matt Peart, OT, Connecticut,...The Kingston, Jamaica native anchored the Huskies offensive line for four seasons, starting all 48 games. A team captain in 2019 and member of the leadership council in 2018, he helped produce back-to-back 1000-yard rushing seasons for Kevin Mensah. It is only the second time in program history that the Huskies have had the same running back put together back-to-back 1000 yard campaigns (Jordan Todman). - Connecticut Football

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OT Matt Peart, Connecticut
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12/29/19 - Jake Guidone, rSr/2023, Connecticut + More +

2019 ALL-IVY LEAGUE HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Jake Guidone, Dartmouth (Jr., TE - East Walpole, Mass.),...Three Big Green players also earned honorable mention: senior wide receiver Hunter Hagdorn who caught 38 passes for 492 yards and five touchdowns, plus finished his career as the sixth Dartmouth player with 2,000 receiving yards in a career (2,015); junior tight end Jake Guidone, recognized as one of the league's best blockers at the position; and hard-hitting strong safety Niko Mermigas, a junior who was fourth on the team with 47 tackles, one for a loss, with five pass breakups, one interception and a forced fumble to his credit. - Dartmouth Football

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C Jake Guidone, Connecticut
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12/09/19 - Matt Peart, rSr/2020, Connecticut + More +

2019 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): OT Matt Peart, UConn, Sr.,...The Kingston, Jamaica native anchored the Huskies offensive line for four seasons, starting all 48 games. A team captain in 2019 and member of the leadership council in 2018, he helped produce back-to-back 1000-yard rushing seasons for Kevin Mensah. It is only the second time in program history that the Huskies have had the same running back put together back-to-back 1000 yard campaigns (Jordan Todman). The 6-7, 303 pound lineman is projected to be one of the top tackle prospects in the upcoming 2020 NFL Draft and he will participate in the prestigious Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama on January, 25, 2020. - Connecticut Football

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OT Matt Peart, Connecticut
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10/28/19 - Kevin Mensah, Sr/2022, Connecticut + More +

OCT 28/WEEK 9 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kevin Mensah, UConn, Jr., RB, Worcester, Mass.,...Mensah rushed for 164 yards and a career-high five touchdowns - the most by an FBS player this season - in UConn's 56-35 win at Massachusetts. Mensah's first two touchdowns gave the Huskies the lead as he became the first UConn player with five rushing TDs in a game since the 1993 season. - American Athletic Conference Football

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RB Kevin Mensah, Connecticut
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10/26/19 - Kevin Mensah, Sr/2022, Connecticut + More +

Kevin Mensah ran for 164 yards and a career-high five touchdowns and Connecticut breezed to a 56-35 victory over Massachusetts on Saturday. Mensah sandwiched scoring runs of 17 and 2 yards around a 1-yard TD plunge by UMass' Bilal Ally to give the Huskies (2-6) a 14-7 lead after one quarter. The Minutemen (1-7) pulled even 7 seconds into the second quarter on Andrew Brito's 40-yard scoring strike to Jermaine Johnson Jr., but UConn scored three touchdowns over a 7:26 span - Art Thompkins' 25-yard run, Mensah's 5-yard run and Jack Zergiotis' 57-yard scoring strike to Cameron Ross - to go up 35-14 with 5:41 left. Brito hit Samuel Emilus for a 14-yard score with 64 seconds remaining to pull within 35-21 at halftime. Ally's second TD from a yard out got the Minutemen within 35-28 early in the third quarter, but Quayvon Skanes hit Jay Rose for a 15-yard TD on his only pass of the game to push the UConn lead to 42-28 heading into the final quarter. It was Rose's first career TD catch.

Mensah put the game out of reach with TD runs of 14 and 3 yards. The last UConn player to rush for five TDs in a game was Wilbur Gilliard against James Madison in 1993. Gilberto Torres capped the scoring with a 19-yard TD run with 52 seconds left in the game. Thompkins finished with 135 yards rushing on 13 carries as the Huskies piled up 326 yards on the ground. Zergiotis completed 18 of 27 passes for 198 yards with one interception. Freshman Cameron Ross had nine catches for a career-high 120 yards. He was the first Huskies receiver to top the 100-yard mark this season. Ally finished with 159 yards rushing and Brito completed 20 of 40 passes for 239 yards with an interception for UMass. - Connecticut/AP College Football

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RB Kevin Mensah, Connecticut
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08/29/19 - Kevin Mensah, Sr/2022, Connecticut + More +

UConn's running back tandem of Kevin Mensah and Art Thompkins combined for 235 yards and two touchdowns and the Huskies opened their season by holding off Wagner from the Championship Subdivision 24-21 on Thursday night. Mensah rushed 36 times for 144 yards and a 4-yard touchdown. Thompkins had 91 yards on 17 carries and a 5-yard score, as the Huskies matched their win total from last year.

Dymitri McKenzie rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns, including 55-yard score for the Seahawks. He also capped a 92-yard fourth-quarter drive with a 7-yard touchdown to give Wagner its final points. UConn got the ball back with just over 3 1/2 minutes left and was able to run out the clock. - AP College Football

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RB Kevin Mensah, Connecticut
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08/01/19 - Matt Peart, rSr/2020, Connecticut + More +

The top Republican in the Connecticut Senate wants private donors to pick up the cost of UConn's departure from the American Athletic Conference. Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano wrote on Wednesday to the school's new president, Tom Katsouleas, urging him to have the UConn Foundation pick up the $20.5 million tab and not students or taxpayers. The money includes a $17 million exit fee to the AAC and a $3.5 million entrance fee to rejoin the Big East for the 2020-21 academic year. The exit fee must be paid in full by the end of the 2026 fiscal year. - AP College Football

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