Huskies Get Down To Work

December 22, 2004

The University of Connecticut football team held its first workout on Wednesday at Ford Field, the palatial $500 million home field of the Detroit Lions and site of the Motor City Bowl. The team will take it easy this evening, touring Detroit's Greektown and Royal Oak neighborhoods. Tomorrow it is anticipated that UConn will awaken to a winter wonderland as between 8 to 12 inches of snow are expected in the Motor City between midnight and Thursday evening.

Left, the team stretches prior to practice under Ford Field's expansive roof...Right, defensive coordinator Hank Hughes puts Ray Blagman through a drill.

Left, Director of Athletics Jeff Hathaway chats with Terry Caulley as the punt team gets some work in...Right, head coach Randy Edsall calls the team together after practice is concluded.

The Motor City Bowl is a great opportunity for Michigan-area alumni to connect with their school. At left, Edsall and Andy Baylock chat with Pat Moug, an All-Yankee Conference performer for the Huskies in 1983. At right, Edsall shares a laugh with UConn graduate Celia Bobrowsky, who serves as the Director of Community Affairs for the Detroit Tigers. Equally new Comerica Park, home of the Tigers, is directly across the street from Ford Field.

The logistics of the week-long bowl trip are far from simple. One of the cogs in the operation is Director of Equipment Services Larry Hare, here holding down the fort in the UConn locker room after practice.