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UConn's defense is good enough to shut down Missouri's sputtering offense

UConn is 2-0 in 2015, with tight wins over lesser opponents -- 20-15 over Villanova (a very good FCS team) and 22-17 over Army. The Huskies are run-heavy on offense and had a decent run defense and awful pass defense last year. (It's hard to say much about the pass defense this year since option-heavy Army was one of the two opponents.)

Let's walk through the UConn depth chart.

Offense

QB
Bryant Shirreffs (6'2, 220, So.) -- 31-for-45, 472 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT, 4 sacks (9.2 yards/att); 18 carries, 87 yards
Tim Boyle (6'3, 224, Jr.