UConn and the other FBS independents are in a unique situation when it comes to scheduling.
For the 2022 season, the ACC, American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, SEC, and Sun Belt have eight conference games, while the Big Ten, Big 12, and Pac-12 will play nine league contests. In contrast, the seven independent programs must find 12 games, while the remainder must schedule three or four on their own.
Athletic Director David Benedict has done a solid job getting attractive games on the schedule for the newly independent program, but a paradigm shift in college football is likely to make that job much harder.