UConn comes in at No. 4 in the USA Today preseason coaches poll

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Dan Hurley on being picked second: “I think there's nothing probably more useless than preseason polls and picks… I don’t even do mine. I think I told Luke [Murray] to go do that.”

Kevin Willard on what impressed him about Tarris Reed Jr. when he faced him in the Big Ten:

Kim English on the three Huskies who made preseason first team all-Big East:

Shaka Smart on the three Huskies who made preseason first team All-Big East:

Ed Cooley on whether he thinks St. John’s or UConn is deserving of first place: “I can give two (craps) about St. John’s and UConn. I’m at the Georgetown table, right? Again, I think they are really good teams. They have Hall of Fame coaches, great players.”

Greg McDermott on UConn:

Richard Pitino on UConn:

Richard Pitino on Kimani Young:

Rick Pitino on the three Huskies who made preseason first team All-Big East:

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Solo Ball, Alex Karaban and Tarris Reed Jr. on first team Silas Demary Jr. second team Braylon Mullins Freshman of the Year

UConn quarterback Joe Fagnano had earned Manning Award Star of the Week honors for the second time this season.

UConn quarterback Joe Fagnano has been named this week's New England Gold Helmet Award winner, per release. Fagnano finished the win at Boston College with a stat line of 23/31, 387 total yards, five total touchdowns.

Joe Fagnano on Juice Vereen: "He's a mismatch for us. I believe he was something we wanted to utilize in this game."

Juice Vereen has called Joe Fagnano and Skyler Bell "pros."

Bryun Parham on the rushing defense: "We just made that decision that we should have had coming out of the tunnel, to just play physical, play fast, and rally to the ball, as simple as just the basics."

Juice Vereen on his two first career TDs: "There's a lot of weight that came off my shoulders, emotions I can't even explain."

Jim Mora on Joe Fagnano: "Joe's playing at a high level right now, and it's because of the work he does, the confidence he has in what we're doing, the repetition that he's gotten in college football and in this system, he has tremendous trust in the receivers."

Jim Mora on the win: "This isn't about BC. We prepare in a way that we expect to win no matter who we're playing. So I have a lot of respect for [Bill] O'Brien and [Boston College]. They've had a tough schedule, but they fight and they're tough."

Jim Mora on Cam Edwards: "He's doing fine. Cam is a tough dude, man. You know you're not going to keep Cam Edwards down."

Jim Mora on Juice Vereen's two-TD day: "We brought him here to do what he did today."

Jim Mora on the seven sacks: "We're getting really good production out of a lot of different players in terms of our pass rush."

FINAL: UConn beats Boston College on the road for the first time, 38-23.

Bryun Parham sacks Grayson James on third down, Boston College turns it over on downs and it looks like for the first time in over 13 years UConn will beat a P4 team on the road.

Skyler Bell breaks off a tackle and makes a 38-yard house call to make it 38-23, Huskies with 5:04 to go.

Bryun Parham and Aaron Key combine for a MASSIVE sack on third-and-2. UConn is in good field position at its own 45-yard line.

Connor Stutz with another strong punt, this time to the Boston College 9-yard line. 58-yard punt for the senior.

UConn will begin its first offensive drive of the fourth quarter at its own 25-yard line.

Grayson James unable to convert third down on a 2-yard scramble. Luca Lombardo's 25-yard field goal is GOOD. 31-23, UConn remains in front with 10:40 left in regulation.

Big third down for this UConn defense, which has kept Boston College in this game.

Attendance today is 38,917 here at Alumni Stadium

Big play on third-and-7. Lewis Bond with his longest catch of the day with a 27-yard grab.

END OF THIRD QUARTER: UConn leads 31-20. Huskies looking for first win at Boston College.

Malachi McLean is back, but hits Grayson James on the slide, causing a 15-yard penalty.

Juice Vereen now has his first TWO touchdown receptions of his career. 14 yard catch in the end zone and it is now 31-20, Huskies with 49 seconds left in the third quarter.

Cam Edwards' 17-yard rush is coming back for holding on Wes Hoeh.

Bryun Parham and Trent Jones sacked Grayson James to force a punt, but nearly got a safety on the play. UConn has not had a safety on defense or special teams since Oct. 28, 2017.

UConn punts on fourth-and-1, Boston College taking over at its own 7-yard line. UConn still leads 24-20 with 4:37 left in the third quarter.

Cam Edwards walked off the field under his own power. Seems to be fine, but Victor Rosa is now in at running back.

Cam Edwards is down for UConn.

Cam Edwards' 11-yard carry on the opening play of the drive is the largest rushing play of the game for the Huskies.

Real good punt by Shamus Florio, downed at UConn's 2-yard line.

Good stop by UConn's defense. UConn needs to capitalize on the stops it makes in this half.

Both McLean and Chadwick seem to be fine. Both of them jogged off the field.

Malachi McLean and Cam Chadwick collided on some friendly fire and both are down.

That was the first career receiving TD of John Neider's career.

John Neider strikes again. 43 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. 24-20, UConn retakes the lead. 11:51 left in the third quarter.

UConn is trying to establish a better ground game to start the second half.