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Last season, the University of Connecticut football team was dynamic on offense, with quarterback Joe Fagnano hitting All-American wide receiver Skyler Bell all over the field in the pass game, and Cam Edwards leading the run game.

Fast forward to 2026 and all three players are gone, with Fagnano (Baltimore Ravens) and Bell (Buffalo Bills) in the NFL, and Edwards now running the football at Michigan State.

As a result of their departures, there are questions about how the Huskies will attack offense this season. First, new head coach Jason Candle needs to name a quarterback, which he has yet to do. Then, UConn needs to identify which players will step up as playmakers in the absence of Bell and Edwards.

As we told you earlier this summer, we believe that the run game should be the foundation of the Huskies offense. And it's starting to seem like that will be the case.

For starters, West Virginia running back Cyncir Bowers noted the speed in the running back room with him, Kenji Christian and others, which is something that others have talked about as well.

Then, Candle spoke about Christian's big-play ability, saying he's the type of player that can take the ball 80 yards to the house. Christian played for Candle at Toledo, and he figures to be a big part of the offense.

While on their own, these aren't groundbreaking comments, they just provide further evidence of the depth of the backfield, and it seems like that's the best way for the Huskies to generate offense – at least at the start of the campaign as the quarterback situation remains murky.

The Huskies are coming off consecutive nine-win seasons, but are playing a very challenging schedule this year that features Power Four opponents in Syracuse, Maryland and North Carolina, as well as James Madison, which played in the College Football Playoff a year ago.

Elsewhere in UConn news

The Huskies are reportedly naming Charlie Stevens as the general manager of the men's basketball program, and he will take over for the recently retired Tom Moore.

Stevens, who only graduated college in 2021, has spent the last five years working with the San Antonio Spurs in a scouting and player development capacity.

It's a big hire for the program, and we identified some of the biggest strengths – and biggest questions – about this hire.

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