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Syracuse Football: Uconn Huskies Game Preview

By Josh Peelman

Sep 12, 2015; Syracuse, NY, USA; Syracuse Orange quarterback Eric Dungey (2) warms up prior to the game against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at the Carrier Dome. Syracuse won 30-17. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 12, 2015; Syracuse, NY, USA; Syracuse Orange quarterback Eric Dungey (2) warms up prior to the game against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at the Carrier Dome. Syracuse won 30-17. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports /
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2.) Take away WR Noel Thomas

Now you might be asking who’s Noel Thomas? He’s the leading receiver for Connecticut and it’s not even close. The Huskies don’t pass much as stated before. They have passed 73 times and only completed 56 of those passes for a lowly 555 yards.

Syracuse Football: Secondary needs to take away Noel Thomas
Syracuse Football’s injury-plagued secondary needs to take away the go-to receivers for Uconn. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports /

Of those 56 passes completed, almost half of them, 26 to be exact, have gone to Thomas.

He doesn’t have one catch over 34 yards this year, so he’s not a deep threat, but he is dangerous in the short game. Those 26 catches are good for 277 yards, an average of about 10 yards per catch. If there’s one thing we can learn from that number it’s that he knows where the sticks are.

The next closest receiver in receptions is Hergy Mayala with 7 for 96 yards, and Ron Johnson with 6 for 34 yards.

This Huskies team is not known for their passing, so if we key in on Thomas, then hopefully the defense won’t have to worry much about the other receivers as much.

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