UConn gets new uniforms

The University of Connecticut football team will wear a new style of uniforms beginning with the 2009 season and those uniforms were unveiled at a press conference at Rentschler Field on Tuesday. The uniforms are manufacutred by Nike — a major UConn corporate partner — and feature the latest in fabric technology. The uniforms are lightweight and designed to be comfortable and flexible for the Husky players. The new Husky uniforms feature the UConn block “C” in the V-neck portion of the jersey. “We believe strongly in the ‘C’ logo,” says UConn head coach Randy Edsall. – UConnHuskies.com

Chizik mostly mum on Tony Franklin

Gene Chizik made his first public comments Tuesday regarding the recent controversial statements made by former offensive coordinator Tony Franklin. Not surprisingly, Chizik didn’t have much to say. “Everything at Auburn right now is great,” Chizik said before a speaking engagement with the Montgomery Auburn Club at a local Embassy Suites. “What’s happened in the past, what people say, I certainly had no control over that and have no control over it.” Franklin, who now serves as the offensive coordinator at Middle Tennessee State, said in a Saturday Montgomery Advertiser article that Auburn was the “most unusual place” he’d ever been because of its tension-heavy environment, which caused Tommy Tuberville and his coaching staff to be “paranoid.” – Opelika-Auburn News

20 Gators Charged with 24 Crimes Under Meyer

University of Florida Athletic Director Jeremy Foley says the numbers don’t tell the whole story. The statistics say that 20 UF football players have been charged with 24 crimes since coach Urban Meyer arrived in Gainesville in December 2004. In the same period, Florida State has had 13 arrests while Miami has had just two. Six Gators have been charged since November, and Pahokee’s Janoris Jenkins became the latest when the sophomore cornerback was charged with misdemeanor affray and resisting arrest following a street fight two weekends ago. “It is really easy to focus on negative issues and negative press,” Foley said. “This is part of the world we live in, and we understand this. No one here condones our players stepping out of line, and everyone here wants to get better. “However, Urban Meyer and his staff are the best that I have seen in modifying behavior and, at the end of the day, the majority of the players who come through this program will make us all proud - and not just because they are good football players.” – Palm Beach Post