Middle Tennessee at Connecticut 10/22/2021
Middle Tennessee State's Jimmy Marshall, front left, scores a touchdown while Connecticut's Jeremy Lucien, right, defends in the first half of an NCAA college football game Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in East Hartford, Conn. (Jessica Hill/Hartford Courant via AP)

Middle Tennessee State's Jimmy Marshall, front left, scores a touchdown while Connecticut's Jeremy Lucien, right, defends in the first half of an NCAA college football game Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in East Hartford, Conn. (Jessica Hill/Hartford Courant via AP)

Oct. 22, 2021 08:12 PM EDT
Connecticut quarterback Steven Krajewski looks to throw in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Middle Tennessee State, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in East Hartford, Conn. (Jessica Hill/Hartford Courant via AP)

Connecticut quarterback Steven Krajewski looks to throw in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Middle Tennessee State, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in East Hartford, Conn. (Jessica Hill/Hartford Courant via AP)

Oct. 22, 2021 08:16 PM EDT
Middle Tennessee State quarterback Chase Cunningham looks to throw against Connecticut in the first half of an NCAA college football game Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in East Hartford, Conn. (Jessica Hill/Hartford Courant via AP)

Middle Tennessee State quarterback Chase Cunningham looks to throw against Connecticut in the first half of an NCAA college football game Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in East Hartford, Conn. (Jessica Hill/Hartford Courant via AP)

Oct. 22, 2021 08:17 PM EDT
Connecticut's Brandon Niemenski, right, scores a touchdown against Middle Tennessee State in the first half of an NCAA college football game Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in East Hartford, Conn. (Jessica Hill/Hartford Courant via AP)

Connecticut's Brandon Niemenski, right, scores a touchdown against Middle Tennessee State in the first half of an NCAA college football game Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in East Hartford, Conn. (Jessica Hill/Hartford Courant via AP)

Oct. 22, 2021 08:18 PM EDT
Connecticut interim head coach Lou Spanos, right, speaks with officials in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Middle Tennessee State, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in East Hartford, Conn. (Jessica Hill/Hartford Courant via AP)

Connecticut interim head coach Lou Spanos, right, speaks with officials in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Middle Tennessee State, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in East Hartford, Conn. (Jessica Hill/Hartford Courant via AP)

Oct. 22, 2021 08:15 PM EDT