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But Okafore returned from foul trouble and brought the Huskies back for the win. UConn To Play Boston College Next Season As Part Of Four- Game Series. What has been discussed for some time is about to reach fruition. ![]() UConn will play Boston College and UMass in football four times each starting next season. Sources have confirmed UConn and Boston College will meet in football in 2. There also will be a four- game series with UMass to complete an eight- game series with the two FBS schools in Massachusetts. UConn officials wouldn't confirm or deny the schedule Tuesday, and sports information department spokesman Mike Enright said the school wouldn't comment until contracts are signed. UConn athletic director Warde Manuel and Boston College AD Brad Bates have been working for a while to get a series going."As employees we can't speak about contracts that aren't executed, but I will say like I've said in the past, to play regional teams is awesome," UConn coach Bob Diaco said. As many times as we can play a Syracuse, Boston College, Pitt, West Virginia, Penn State, Rutgers, Maryland, these are great games for our fans and for our team and for our university community to play in. It's exciting."The resumption of the Boston College- UConn series was first reported by ajerseyguy. UConn will play at Boston College Nov. Boston College comes to Rentschler Field Nov. UConn will play UMass at home in 2. Minutemen at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass, home of the New England Patriots, in 2. UConn and Boston College resume. UConn has not played Boston College since Sept. Eagles won 2. 7- 7 at home. BC leads the series 1. Uconn Final Four Game DateUConn last played UMass in 2. The former Yankee Conference rivals first played in 1. UMass leads the series, 3. In June, Bates and Manuel talked about rekindling the rivalry."Warde Manuel and I are really good friends," Bates said. We've known each other for a long time, so could that possibly happen at some point in time? I'm sure at some point in time it probably will be something that's discussed. Whether it will happen in the near future or not, I can't tell you."Said Manuel: "Because I have known Brad a long time and we are friends, he knows I would play them in any sport at any time, and I'd love to play them in football. I think it's something that would be good for both our fan bases and the region for football, but Connecticut is not holding up whether or not we play."When BC said it was leaving the Big East, UConn was a vocal opponent. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal filed a lawsuit in 2. BC AD Gene De. Filippo and ACC commissioner John Swofford. That led to some hard feelings. The Boston Globe reported BC was "fuming over what it perceived to be vitriolic comments" made by people associated with UConn. The lawsuit alleged BC and De. Filippo engaged in a "secret scheme'' with Miami and the Atlantic Coast Conference, "undertaken with the full knowledge and intent of severely weakening, if not destroying'' the Big East. Blumenthal characterized De. Filippo's actions as "reprehensible.''BC had little use for UConn before that final football game in 2. When asked if he could see the teams playing at some point, BC coach Tom O'Brien said, ``I don't see it happening. There's no reason to play someone who sues us. The 2016 Spalding Hoophall Classic will be held at Springfield College's Blake Arena from Thursday-Monday, Jan. 14-18. Several UConn targets will be. The official online home of the Women's Final Four, including tickets, fan events, and other championship information. The 2015 Men's Final Four will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis April 4 & 6. Get in on the action in this championship hub. Uconn Final Four Game ScoreA lot of hard feelings have come from UConn toward us. Why would we want to play them?"UConn coach Randy Edsall went a different route, saying at Big East media day in July 2. Time heals all wounds. Would I say the game would never be played again? I would never say never. When the dust settles, people might think that it's something that's good for New England.''Eleven years later the mess has cleared, the dust has settled. This is what the eight- game series looks like: 2. UConn at BC (Nov. BC at UConn (Nov. UMass at UConn. 20. UConn at UMass, Gillette Stadium. UMass at UConn. 20. UConn at UMass, Gillette Stadium. UConn at BC2. 02.
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