What they’re saying about the U of L-UConn game in Connecticut:

The Hartford Courant: A limited amount of tickets are still available for Friday night’s game, but officials are expecting their first sellout this season. UConn quarterback Tyler Lorenzen states: “When you come into a stadium and it’s electric, you can just feel it. It makes the moment great.” Cornerback Darius Butler is hoping the traditional Rentschler early fourth quarter exodus doesn’t take place, urging the fans: “Just stay the whole game, do what a crowd does and make it uncomfortable for the other team.”

New London The Day: Defensive tackle Dan Davis says, “The key is to pressure Brohm and get him out of his comfort zone … This is a guy, if he has four or five seconds, can do a lot of damage, so we’ve got to get after him and I think we have the guys that can do that.”

The Connecticut Post: UConn coach Randy Edsall on the difference between his defense this year and the one that faced Louisville last season (and lost 48-17): “I think we’re healthy,” Edsall said. “We’re going to have the same starters for seven straight games.”

Offensive starters may include leading running back Donald Brown (averaging 4.4 yards per carry) who incurred an ankle injury in late September. Edsall is vague about his starting backfield, noting, “those things are strategical, when the time is right or maybe when the time isn’t right, people will find out how we go.” [Sound somewhat familiar?]

Hartford NBC-30 TV: “UConn is off to a good start, but it has yet to face an opponent the caliber of Louisville. The Cardinals simply have too many weapons for the Huskies to handle and they should run away with this one behind the strong and accurate arm of Brohm.”