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Rutgers receiver Tim Brown, sporting eye black with his departed friend's nickname, sheds some tears as he celebrates the Scarlet Knights' 28-24 victory over Connecticut with teammate Devin McCourty on Saturday. (David Butler II / US Presswire / October 31, 2009) |
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Tim Brown was the star of Rutgers' 28-24 win over Connecticut, but he wasn't celebrating much afterward.
He said he wished an old friend had been there to try to catch him on the back end of his 81-yard pass reception for the game-winning touchdown with 22 seconds left.
Brown grew up in Miami with Jasper "Jazz" Howard, the Connecticut cornerback who was stabbed to death Oct. 18 outside an on-campus dance after the Huskies' homecoming game.
Saturday's game was Connecticut's first at home since Howard was slain.
"He was a special guy to me and I just went out there and dedicated that game to him," said Brown, who had 162 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
"It would have been a great game for me if I'd had my other friend on the other side."
Rutgers' freshman quarterback, Tom Savage, said Brown "was down all week, and he was down during the game, but he just made the play and I'm sure Jazz is proud of him."
There were several tributes to Howard before and during the game. Players from both teams wore Howard's No. 6 on T-shirts, and Connecticut's band wore No. 6 jerseys and changed the "o" in "UConn" into a 6 during its pregame program. The Huskies' helmets carried a sticker with Howard's initials, and Rutgers' helmets had a No. 6 sticker.
Who's counting?
With its 41-17 victory over Georgia, Florida has cut its deficit in the football teams' series to 46-39-2.
Or, if you're from Georgia, to 47-39-2 -- because the Bulldogs count a 52-0 win in 1904, two years before Florida officially began playing football.
Finally, a big one
Before its 38-13 win over Michigan, Illinois was the only team from the six Bowl Championship Series conferences that didn't have a win against a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent. The Illini's other win came against Illinois State, a Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) team.
Trivia (l)
The only undefeated teams in the NFL -- the New Orleans Saints, Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts -- all have a Purdue quarterback.
Drew Brees starts for New Orleans, Kyle Orton starts for Denver, and Curtis Painter is an understudy to Peyton Manning with the Colts.
Purdue, a quarterback factory?
Um, maybe not.
In Purdue's 37-0 loss to Wisconsin on Saturday, Boilermakers quarterbacks were a combined nine for 33 for 81 yards with an interception. It was Purdue's worst shutout loss since it was blanked 48-0 by Notre Dame in 1992.
What were the odds?
He said he wished an old friend had been there to try to catch him on the back end of his 81-yard pass reception for the game-winning touchdown with 22 seconds left.
Brown grew up in Miami with Jasper "Jazz" Howard, the Connecticut cornerback who was stabbed to death Oct. 18 outside an on-campus dance after the Huskies' homecoming game.
Saturday's game was Connecticut's first at home since Howard was slain.
"He was a special guy to me and I just went out there and dedicated that game to him," said Brown, who had 162 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
"It would have been a great game for me if I'd had my other friend on the other side."
Rutgers' freshman quarterback, Tom Savage, said Brown "was down all week, and he was down during the game, but he just made the play and I'm sure Jazz is proud of him."
There were several tributes to Howard before and during the game. Players from both teams wore Howard's No. 6 on T-shirts, and Connecticut's band wore No. 6 jerseys and changed the "o" in "UConn" into a 6 during its pregame program. The Huskies' helmets carried a sticker with Howard's initials, and Rutgers' helmets had a No. 6 sticker.
Who's counting?
With its 41-17 victory over Georgia, Florida has cut its deficit in the football teams' series to 46-39-2.
Or, if you're from Georgia, to 47-39-2 -- because the Bulldogs count a 52-0 win in 1904, two years before Florida officially began playing football.
Finally, a big one
Before its 38-13 win over Michigan, Illinois was the only team from the six Bowl Championship Series conferences that didn't have a win against a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent. The Illini's other win came against Illinois State, a Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) team.
Trivia (l)
The only undefeated teams in the NFL -- the New Orleans Saints, Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts -- all have a Purdue quarterback.
Drew Brees starts for New Orleans, Kyle Orton starts for Denver, and Curtis Painter is an understudy to Peyton Manning with the Colts.
Purdue, a quarterback factory?
Um, maybe not.
In Purdue's 37-0 loss to Wisconsin on Saturday, Boilermakers quarterbacks were a combined nine for 33 for 81 yards with an interception. It was Purdue's worst shutout loss since it was blanked 48-0 by Notre Dame in 1992.
What were the odds?
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