CollegeDavid Pindell, Kevin Mensah save the day for UConn by Chris Passarelli September 17, 2018 To say that a UConn victory this past Saturday was a necessity is an understatement. Randy Edsall was coaching for his career as the Huskies took on FCS opponent Rhode Island. Had things swung just a bit the other way, Edsall would most likely be on the street looking for a new job. UConn has zero expectations for this season as half their starting roster are underclassmen, but losing at home to a team not even in the same football division would be the straw that broke the camel’s back.Edsall has two people to thank for UConn’s 56-49 victory over Rhode Island; Quarterback David Pindell and running back Kevin Mensah. It seems every week regardless of how UConn plays, Pindell is always the focus of the team. He puts the team on his back and this time it paid off. Kevin Mensah hasn’t been mentioned much because the Huskies have such a futile offensive line.David Pindell shines againPindell was all over the statsheet, passing for 308 yards, rushing for 137 yards, and scoring six touchdowns total. If Pindell was not the UConn quarterback who knows what the score would’ve been, but it surely was not the defense that shone through during this shootout.Mensah carries the loadKevin Mensah was the Clyde to Pindell’s Bonnie, rushing for 144 yards with two touchdowns. The highlight of the day? Mensah’s second touchdown with under a minute left was the game winner and essentially decided whether Edsall would stay or go.Defense is still dreadfulStarts Omar Fortt and Tahj Herring-Wilson were out, but that’s no excuse for this porous and quite honestly embarrassing defense. Rhode Island quarterback JaJuan Johnson threw for 351 yards and four touchdowns.Even though the defense was terrible, there were two highlights that stuck out on the tape. The first was a very nice interception by safety Oneil Robinson in the first half. The other? The play that sealed the game, an Eli Thomas sack of Johnson to end the game.At the end of the day, everyone knew this UConn team would not be good. But almost lose to an FCS team bad? Nobody thought that. Regardless of the embarrassing performance the UConn defense put on display, a win is a win and close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. Onward and upward to Syracuse for next Saturday’s game. The game starts at 4 PM so make sure to set your TVs for it. After Syracuse’s big victory over Florida State, this might not be a pretty one. Post Views: 914The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest PostsChris PassarelliFootball Editor - Hockey Editor - New York Islanders Lead Writer - New York Lizards Lead Writer - UConn Football Lead WriterLatest posts by Chris Passarelli (see all) NFL Network to Premiere ‘The Top 100 Players of 2020’ on July 26 - July 22, 2020 The ‘Toilet Bowl’ may be coming to Western New York - July 16, 2020 Bigger is Better; SoFi Stadium Completes Largest Videoboard in Sports - July 1, 2020 Smoltz, Vrabel and Brown talk American Century Championship and Everything in Between - June 30, 2020 Related TopicsDavid PindellKevin MensahRhode Island RamsUCONN Huskies Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.Newsletter SubscriptionCan't Miss Posts! UFC Long Island: Ticket & Fight Card Info by Kristine Haugsjaa | posted on May 31, 2017 Women in Sports: Ariel Epstein, On-Air Host at SportsGrid (VIDEO) by Anthony Paradiso | posted on March 12, 2021 The Story of the NHL’s First Armenian, Zach Bogosian and His Biggest Fan by Anthony Paradiso | posted on September 12, 2020 MetLife Stadium to host Army-Navy Game in 2021 by Kelly Lynn | posted on August 23, 2017 Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019More in College You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video)On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Master P’s Son, Hercy, Commits to Tennessee StateMaster P’s son, Hercy Miller, is committing to Tennessee State to play basketball. While... EA Sports Plans to Revive College Football Video GameEA Sports announced that they plan on making college football video games again. The... UVM Women’s Basketball Team Quits 2020-2021 SeasonThe University of Vermont (UVM) women’s basketball will be ending their 2020-2021 season early... Bahar Leads Monmouth To Road Win Over Lafayette This Week In NJAC Football: Hurricane Florence Forces A Cancellation